Patent ID: 9707319
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L,B01F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A device for improving hydration of a particulate component of biomaterial with a liquid component of biomaterial, the device comprising: a syringe having a syringe body and a cavity therein for containing the particulate component, the syringe body including a distal opening; a distal plate removably connected to the syringe body and at least partially covering the distal opening, the distal plate having an inlet extending therethrough for receiving the liquid component; a wall connected to the distal plate and positioned within the cavity, the wall at least partially defining a volume in fluid communication with the inlet, and the wall being configured to maintain the volume between the inlet and the particulate component within the cavity of the syringe; and at least one orifice extending through the wall and fluidly connecting the volume to the cavity such that the liquid component received by the inlet flows throughout the volume and into the cavity via the at least one orifice for diffusion of the liquid component and hydration of the particulate component within the cavity of the syringe, wherein a cross-sectional area of the at least one orifice is less than a cross-sectional area of the inlet.