Patents by Inventor Lars Wilander

Lars Wilander has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8128275
    Abstract: A bone cement mixer includes one mixing space (5) for mixing powder and liquid components (2, 4) to make bone cement. The powder component (2) is placed in the mixing space (5) and the liquid component (4) in a liquid container (3). The liquid container (3) may be an aerosol container (15) and contains, in addition to the liquid component (4), a propellant gas for pushing the liquid component (4) out from the aerosol container (15) into the mixing space (5). The aerosol container (15) has a connecting element (16) for connecting it to the bone cement mixer (1), and it is closed and adapted to being opened when it is connected to a corresponding connecting element (17) on the bone cement mixer (1), so that the liquid component (4) is pushed out from the aerosol container (15) into the mixing space (5) by the propellant gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Biomet Cementing Technologies AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Axelsson, Ronny Bengtsson, Lars Wilander
  • Patent number: 8128276
    Abstract: A bone cement mixer (1) includes at least one mixing space (5) for mixing powder and liquid components (2, 4) to make bone cement. The powder component (2) is placed in the mixing space (5) and the liquid component (4) in a liquid container (3). The liquid component (4) is sucked out from the liquid container (3) to the mixing space (5) by means of a vacuum generated in the mixing space. The liquid container (3) is a tube (15) that has a connecting element (16) for connecting it to the bone cement mixer (1). The connecting element (16) is adapted to be opened when it is connected to a corresponding connecting element (17) on the bone cement mixer (1). The metal material of the tube has a thickness such that the volume of its liquid containing space (18) is brought to decrease when the vacuum in the mixing space (5) is brought to prevail therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Biomet Cementing Technologies AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Axelsson, Ronny Bengtsson, Lars Wilander
  • Patent number: 7980754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for bringing a powder and a liquid component, preferably polymer and monomer, in contact with each other for mixing thereof, preferably to form bone cement, wherein the powder component (P) is placed in a mixing container (1) in which the mixing shall occur and the liquid component (M) in a liquid container (18) from which said the liquid component (M) is transferred to the powder component (P) in the mixing container (1). In this method, a vacuum is generated in the mixing container (1) and the liquid container (18) is opened by means of at least one cannula (14) or similar member through which the liquid component (M) can be brought to flow from the liquid container (18) to the mixing container (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Biomet Cementing Technologies AB
    Inventors: Lars Wilander, Steen Stavnshöj
  • Patent number: 7563018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing device for producing bone cement by mixing components intended therefor, wherein the bone cement (3) is made by mixing the components (4, 5) under a vacuum in a mixing space (6), and wherein the mixing space (6) includes at least one piston (9) which can be brought to remain in a start position (A) during mixing and which is releasable therefrom after mixing, whereby said piston (9) will be sucked into the mixing space (6) by being affected by the vacuum prevailing therein. At least one throttle device (20) is provided for generating a pressure drop between the air pressure in the surroundings and the piston (9) for preventing full power affection thereof by said air pressure. At a method in connection with said device, the piston (9) is brought to remain in the start position (A) during mixing of the components (4, 5) by air-tight isolation thereof from the surroundings. The piston (9) can be released from the start position (A) by opening the air-tight isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Biomet Cementing Technologies AG
    Inventor: Lars Wilander
  • Publication number: 20080037365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device at a bone cement mixer, wherein the bone cement mixer (1) comprises at least one mixing space (5) for mixing powder and liquid components (2, 4), preferably a polymer and a monomer respectively, to make bone cement, the powder component (2) is placed in the mixing space (5) and the liquid component (4) in a liquid container (3), and the liquid component (4) is sucked out from the liquid container (3) to the mixing space (5) and the powder component (2) placed therein by means of vacuum generated in said mixing space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Fredrik Axelsson, Ronny Bengtsson, Lars Wilander
  • Publication number: 20080037362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device at a bone cement mixer, wherein the bone cement mixer (1) comprises at least one mixing space (5) for mixing powder and liquid components (2, 4), preferably a polymer and a monomer respectively, to make bone cement, the powder component (2) is placed in the mixing space (5) and the liquid component (4) in a liquid container (3), and the liquid component (4) can be transferred from the liquid container (3) to the mixing space (5) and the powder component (2) placed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Fredrik Axelsson, Ronny Bengtsson, Lars Wilander
  • Publication number: 20070016215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for bringing a powder and a liquid component, preferably polymer and monomer, in contact with each other for mixing thereof, preferably to form bone cement, wherein the powder component (P) is placed in a mixing container (1) in which the mixing shall occur and the liquid component (M) in a liquid container (18) from which the liquid component (M) is transferred to the powder component (P) in the mixing container (1). In this method, a vacuum is generated in the mixing container (1) and the liquid container (18) is opened by means of at least one cannula (14) or similar member through which the liquid component (M) can be brought to flow from the liquid container (18) to the mixing container (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Lars Wilander, Steen Stavnshoj
  • Publication number: 20060109737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing device for producing bone cement by mixing components intended therefor, wherein the bone cement (3) is made by mixing the components (4, 5) under a vacuum in a mixing space (6), and wherein the mixing space (6) includes at least one piston (9) which can be brought to remain in a start position (A) during mixing and which is releasable therefrom after mixing, whereby said piston (9) will be sucked into the mixing space (6) by being affected by the vacuum prevailing therein. At least one throttle device (20) is provided for generating a pressure drop between the air pressure in the surroundings and the piston (9) for preventing full power affection thereof by said air pressure. At a method in connection with said device, the piston (9) is brought to remain in the start position (A) during mixing of the components (4, 5) by air-tight isolation thereof from the surroundings. The piston (9) can be released from the start position (A) by opening the air-tight isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventor: Lars Wilander