Patent ID: 6039091
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61F,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
Prosthesis filling apparatus comprising:a cannula having first and second ports for insertion through a fill port on a prosthesis shell to provide communication with an interior of the prosthesis shell through the first and second ports;a source of filling material;a low shear pump coupled to the source of filling material;a first flexible hose coupled between the low shear pump and the first port on the cannula;a vacuum source;a second flexible hose coupled between the vacuum pump and the second port on the cannula;a weight measuring scale;the cannula being positioned on the scale so that the scale will respond to the change in weight of a prosthesis, the fill port of which is penetrated by the cannula, the first and second flexible hoses being configured to not interfere with the free operation of the scale.