A depositing machine (1) comprising a removable component, a method for inserting the removable component (10) in a machine frame (2) of a depositing machine, a method for removing the removable component (10) from a machine frame (2) of a depositing machine (1), and a kit for retrofitting a depositing machine (1) with the removable component (10). The component (10) is fastened to the machine frame (2) by a substantially horizontally arranged plug-in connection (11), in particular, a bolt connection.

A mixing device for bone cement comprising a plunger for extruding the mixed material, which plunger is also used as a cover. The plunger has spring blades adapted to be latched on a collar of the housing.

A device for opening an ampoule includes an ampoule holder configured to hold a body of the ampoule along a central longitudinal axis, a head holder configured to hold a head of the ampoule, and a guide engaged with the head holder and configured to direct the head holder from a first position on the central longitudinal axis to a second position offset from the central longitudinal axis when the ampoule holder is advanced in a first direction along the central longitudinal axis from an initial position. A method for opening an ampoule includes moving the ampoule in a first direction along a central longitudinal axis, directing the head of the ampoule laterally and/or obliquely away from the central longitudinal axis to break the head of the ampoule from the body of the ampoule when the ampoule is moved in the first direction, removing material from the body of the ampoule, and removing liquid from the head of the ampoule.

Vacuum mixing systems and methods mix of polymethylmethacrylate bone cement, the systems and methods comprise at least one cartridge having an evacuable internal space, a pump with a plunger that can be moved by hand to generate a low pressure, and a connecting conduit connecting the internal space of the at least one cartridge to the pump. The pump comprises an operating element that can be operated from outside and is connected appropriately to the plunger such that it is suitable for moving the plunger in the pump by hand such that a low pressure can be generated such that the low pressure of the pump can be used to evacuate gas from the internal space of the at least one cartridge through the connecting conduit.

Containers for the production of a foamed sclerosant composition are provided. The containers includes a container body for foaming having one or more sidewalls extending between a top and a bottom of the container body, a foaming space being defined in an interior of the container body. Further, the foaming space contains a mixing component configured for rotating, particularly on the bottom of the container body, and including a magnetic part and a shape suitable for mixing. The container also includes a female coupling member for mating with a tip of a syringe, such that the syringe can be used for extracting the foamed sclerosant composition, and the container includes at least one opening which is covered by a gas-permeable barrier.

A mixing container with an internal mixing blade has an extraction funnel, a main housing, a rotatable base cap, a mixing blade and a gear mechanism. The extraction funnel has a first end with a maximum diameter and narrowing to a second end of a minimum diameter at a neck portion. The main housing includes a mixing chamber. The rotatable base cap with an internal gear is attached to and is rotatable relative to the main housing. The mixing blade has a plurality of prongs extending from a shaft. The prongs are in the mixing chamber and the shaft extends through an opening in the main housing to inside the rotatable base cap. The gear mechanism has at least one gear, each of the at least one gears is connected to or intermeshed with the internal gear of the base cap and the gear of the shaft end.

A foam dispenser may include a container having an interior for storing a liquid, a pumping device positioned in the container for converting the liquid into a foam, and a removable cup. The cup may include an interior to hold the foam, a primary opening for pouring the foam from the cup, and an inlet that is separate from the primary opening. The inlet can be attached to the pumping device during operation of the foam dispenser to receive the foam from the pumping device into the cup. The cup can be detached from the pumping device when the foam dispenser is not in use.

A method for preparing a foamed sclerosant composition. One method includes introducing a liquid sclerosant composition into a foaming space of an interior of a container, the foaming space containing a mixing component having a magnetic part. Rotation of the mixing component is achieved by generating for a first holding time a rotating magnetic field at a first speed and after the first holding time generating for a second holding time the rotating magnetic field at a second speed greater than the first speed.

An adapter for connecting one or more storage containers with a syringe is described. The adapter includes a first port that provide a connection with a first container volume, a second port that provides a connection with a second container volume, a third port that provides a connection to a syringe. The adapter further includes a mixing channel extending from a first end in fluid communication with the third port to a second end. The mixing channel includes a tortuous path along at least a portion of its length. The mixing channel enables two constituents of a pharmaceutical complex to be mixed through the mixing channel to form the pharmaceutical complex. Also disclosed is a system including such an adapter, a method of mixing two constituents of a pharmaceutical complex via such an adapter and a method of manufacturing such an adapter.