Patents Assigned to DHD Medical Products
  • Orthopedic cement mixer
    Patent number: 4961647
    Abstract: A combination mixing and reacting device for mixing cement used in orthopedic procedures capable of operating under partial vacuum conditions in order to permit the simultaneous deaeration and blending of cement components to produce a fully mixed porosity free cement mixture. The device includes a mixing vessel and a reinforced evacuable housing as well as an improved mixing paddle design operable from outside the device that efficiently and appropriately allows this mixing and deaeration to continue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: DHD Medical Products
    Inventors: Garry D. Coutts, Eugene P. Lautenschlager, Richard L. Wixson, Michael A. Novak