Patent ID: 8256949

Claim:
An apparatus for mixing and dispensing a bone cement mixture, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis and a first chamber formed therein for containing an ampoule having a first bone cement component, the housing having a second chamber formed therein for containing a second bone cement component, the second chamber being in fluid communication with the first chamber, the housing including an outlet in fluid communication with the second chamber for dispensing the bone cement mixture from the apparatus; an ampoule breaking device disposed within the first chamber and configured to engage the ampoule to break the ampoule for release of the first bone cement component into the first chamber; an impeller disposed within the second chamber and being configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis such that the impeller mixes the first and second bone cement components together to form the bone cement mixture; and a displacer disposed adjacent the impeller and being configured to advance through the second chamber, receiving the impeller and advance the bone cement mixture from the second chamber through the outlet.