Vertebroplasty injection device
This invention relates to a mixing and delivery device suitable for delivering injectable biomaterials, and to preferred bone cement formulations.
1. A device for injecting bone cement, comprising:
a) a reservoir having an exit opening,
b) an injection chamber having:
i) first and second end portions, and
ii) a sterile inner surface forming an entry opening in the first end portion and an exit opening in the second end portion,
the exit opening of the reservoir and the entry opening of the sterile inner surface of the injection chamber being in fluid communication therebetween, and
wherein the injection chamber inner surface defines a volume of between 0.1 and 0.5 cc,
c) a second piston housed within the reservoir and having an inner face facing the exit opening of the reservoir, and
d) a locking pin comprising a tyne,
wherein the reservoir has a transverse hole for receiving the tyne, the second piston has a sidewall having a recess shaped for receiving the tyne, and the tyne is inserted through the reservoir hole and is received within the recess of the second piston.