Patent ID: 7841763
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61B,A61F,B01F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mixing and discharging bone cement compounds comprising: a container having a first end and a second end, with a longitudinal axis extending there between, said container defining a mixing region, and at least one exit port located between said first end and said second end, a valve moveable along said longitudinal axis between a first position in which the valve prevents communication between the mixing region and the at least one exit port and a second position wherein the valve enables communication between the mixing region and the at least one exit port, and a base, which allows the apparatus to be freestanding, and wherein the base is rotatable relative to the container but fixed axially with respect to the container and has a threaded connection with the valve, so that rotation of the base relative to the container causes axial movement of the valve from said first position to said second position.