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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Karen L. Smit, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventor:
Karen L. Smit, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/08 (2006.01); B01F 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A monomer handling unit for storing a ampoule of monomer and releasing the monomer from the ampoule when desired is provided. The monomer handling unit can be used to attach to an enclosed mixer and release a monomer component of the bone cement into the mixer to be mixed with a powder component of the bone cement. The monomer handling unit can also be used to release the liquid monomer into another mixer, such as one that is not enclosed.