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Flexible package for bone cement components
Assignee: POLYMERS RECONSTRUCTION A Corp OF DENMARK RUGMARKEN 24-26 AS
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Filing: 1993-08-27
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Granted: 1994-12-06
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Expires: 2013-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A flexible container for packaging liquid and powder components that are to be mixed within the container to form a bone cement comprises a divider for dividing the container into first and second compartments and for isolating the components from one another, the first compartment containing the liquid component and the second compartment containing the powder component under vacuum, and a vacuum reservoir in communication with the second compartment, the vacuum reservoir being of sufficient size to receive substantially all residual interstitial gases from the powder component and thereby ensure thorough admixing of the liquid and powder components upon release of the divider. In an exemplary embodiment, the reservoir comprises an elongated cylinder which is either hollow and closed at least at one end by a respective filter element or formed of an open-cell foam, the interior of the hollow cylinder or the open-cell foam being of sufficient free volume to receive and hold under reduced pressure the interstitial air.
Inventors
- 👤 Bent Magnusson
- 👤 Daniel B. Smith
- 👤 Ronald L. Gilbert
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/8802; A61B17/8805; A61B17/8822; B; B01; B01F; B01F33/00; B01F33/50; B01F33/501; B01F33/5011; B01F33/50114; B01F35/00; B01F35/20; B01F35/22; B01F35/221; B01F35/2213; B01F35/71; B01F35/713; B01F35/7133; B05; B05C; B05C17/00; B05C17/005; B05C17/00553; B05C17/00559; B05C17/00583; B05C17/01; B65; B65B; B65B29/00; B65B29/10; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/3261; B65D81/3266; C; C04; C04B; C04B40/00; C04B40/06; C04B40/0641; C04B40/065; A61B50/00; A61B2050/005; A61B2050/0067; A61B2050/0082; A61B50/30; A61B2050/314; A61B2050/318; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/32; B01F2101/00; B01F2101/20; B01F23/00; B01F23/50; B01F23/565
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A flexible container for packaging liquid and powder components that are to be mixed within the container to form bone cement, said container comprising: dividing means for dividing the container into first and second compartments and for isolating the components from one another, said first compartment containing said liquid component and said second compartment containing said powder component under vacuum, and a vacuum reservoir means in communication with said second compartment, said vacuum means being of sufficient size to ensure take up of substantially all residual interstitial gasses and thereby ensure thorough admixing of the liquid and powder components upon release of the dividing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A flexible container for packaging liquid and powder components that are to be mixed within the container to form bone cement, said container comprising: dividing means for dividing the container into first and second compartments and for isolating the components from one another, said first compartment containing said liquid component and said second compartment containing said powder component under vacuum, and a vacuum reservoir means in communication with said second compartment, said vacuum means being of sufficient size to ensure take up of substantially all residual interstitial gasses and thereby ensure thorough admixing of the liquid and powder components upon release of the dividing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The container according to claim 1 comprising an elongated pocket portion extending from and in communication with said second compartment wherein said vacuum reservoir means is disposed in said pocket portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The container according to claim 2, wherein said vacuum reservoir comprises an elongated hollow cylinder having an interior and closed at least at one end by a respective filter element, the interior of said cylinder being of sufficient volume to receive and hold under reduced pressure the interstitial air.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The container according to claim 2, wherein said vacuum reservoir comprises an elongated cylinder formed of an open-cell foam, said open-cell foam being of sufficient free volume to receive and hold under reduced pressure the interstitial air.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The container according to claim 1, wherein said dividing means comprises a heat seal between said first and second compartments, said heat seal including an opening for passing said liquid component into the second compartment and a clamp in removably interlocked relation with said heat seal to removably close said opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The container according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the powder component to the liquid component is below about 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The container according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of said powder component to said liquid component is between about 1.8 and about 2.5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The container according to claim 1, wherein the volume of said vacuum reservoir is greater than about 0.05 times the free volume in the powder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The container according to claim 8, wherein the volume of said vacuum reservoir is about 2 to about 4 times the free volume in the powder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The container according to claim 1, wherein the majority of said powder component is comprised of spherical particles having a diameter larger than about 25 μm.
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