Patent ID: 8540723

Claim:
A system for preparing bone cement, comprising: a base configured to couple to one or more elongate members, at least one of the elongate members configured to hold a non-liquid polymer component in a lumen thereof and configured to receive a liquid monomer component therein for saturation of the non-liquid polymer component by the liquid monomer component to form a curable bone cement; and a negative pressure source configured for detachable communication with the base to draw the liquid monomer component into the non-liquid powder component; one or more valves for selectively coupling the negative pressure source to particular elongate members of the plurality of elongate members; a computer controller configured to control the plurality of valves, such that the valves can be opened or closed substantially simultaneously or a selected time intervals; wherein the computer controller comprises a signal system to indicate to a user when to use a particular elongate member in a particular medical treatment or when to add liquid monomer component to a particular elongate member, and wherein the base comprises one or more pathways that communicate with the lumen of the one or more elongate members and the negative pressure source.