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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronnie Burchett, Missoula, MT (US);
Randy Scot Wills, Florence, MT (US);
Assignee:
Telios Orthopedic Systems, Inc., Missoula, MT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/900 ; B67C 1/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/900 ; B67C 1/104 ;
Abstract
A bone cement delivery apparatus is provided. The delivery apparatus includes a delivery tube and a connector. The delivery tube has an inner wall providing an axial bore. The connector is provided at a proximal end of the delivery tube. The connector includes at least one receiving slot in the inner wall. The receiving slot includes a transverse portion comprising an override surface and a local recess which cooperate to removably mate the delivery tube and the connector with a bone cement dispensing apparatus.