Patent ID: 7820434

Claim:
An apparatus suitable for reconstituting a bone sample with a fluid prior to surgical implantation of said bone, said apparatus comprising: a. a container, said container having an inner reservoir for holding said fluid, an inner bone chamber for holding said bone sample during reconstitution of said bone with said fluid, and an inner vacuum chamber through which a negative pressure vacuum is initially drawn to pull said fluid from said reservoir into said bone sample for subsequent reconstitution of said bone sample; b. a fluid transport passageway in communication with said reservoir at one end and said bone chamber at another end; c. a vacuum passageway in communication with said bone chamber at one end and said vacuum chamber at another end; d. an air permeable membrane secured within said vacuum passageway to prevent said fluid from exiting said bone chamber; e. said reservoir including a closable port through which ambient air may be drawn into said reservoir upon application of said vacuum within said container; and f. said vacuum compartment further including a port configured for attachment to an external vacuum source, such that when said vacuum is drawn, a negative pressure results within said container such that upon opening of said reservoir port, said fluid is driven into said bone chamber and into said bone sample, thereby reconstituting said bone sample with said fluid.