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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1998
Daniel Bryce Smith, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mark V Vandewalle, Pierceton, IN (US);
Frank Ebert, Baltimore, MD (US);
Biomet, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A cement mold for use in forming a temporary orthopedic implant used in an orthopedic surgical procedure. The cement mold includes a first mold to define a first portion of the temporary implant and a second mold to define a second portion of the temporary implant. A coupling mechanism joins the first mold to the second mold such that the cement mold is substantially sealed to define the temporary implant. The cement mold further defines an input port which is operable to receive a delivery nozzle to supply antibiotic loaded bone cement within an inner sidewall of the cement mold. At least one ventilation port is defined by the cement mold which is operable to vent trapped air upon filling the cement mold with the antibiotic loaded bone cement through the input port. The cement mold further includes a removal mechanism which is operable to assist in tearing and separating the cement mold from the temporary implant.