A storage and mixing system for pasty two-component polymethyl methacrylate bone cements comprises a tubular cartridge having a cylindrical inner chamber, a dispensing plunger that is axially displaceable in the inner chamber of the cartridge, a partition disposed axially in the tubular cartridge, and a cartridge head which closes one end of the tubular cartridge. The cartridge head has a slot-shaped opening, wherein the partition protrudes from the inner chamber of the cartridge through the slot-shaped opening of the cartridge head, wherein the partition divides the cylindrical inner chamber of the cartridge bounded by the dispensing plunger and the cartridge head into two cavities that are spatially separated from one another. A first pasty cement component is present in the first cavity and a second pasty cement component is present in the separate second cavity, wherein the partition is removable through the slot-shaped opening of the cartridge head so that the two separate cavities are connected to one another after the partition is removed.

A container 10 for mixing and dispensing of material having a liquid receptacle 14 and a plunger 18. The receptacle 14 has a front portion 36 and the plunger 18 has a forwardly projecting sharp protrusion 42 having a shaft 72 which terminates in a sharp outer end 78, 82. Upon the plunger 18 being depressed the sharp protrusion 42 pierces a front portion 36 of the liquid receptacle 14 and the liquid in the receptacle 14 is pushed hydraulically through the front portion 36 into the main chamber 17. Thus the liquid contacts material in the main chamber 17 to form a mixture. The plunger 18 can continue to be depressed so as to break the front portion 36 of the liquid receptacle 14 away and then push the material in the main chamber 17 towards a dispensing nozzle 26. The main chamber 17 has a frangible membrane 22 at a distal end 13 thereof which is hydraulically broken by pressure applied from the material in the main chamber 17 so that the material can be dispensed from the container 10. The container 10 is particularly envisaged for use with mixing and dispensing of dental materials.

Bone cement applicators and methods apply a bone cement dough in the region of the spine. The applicators and method have at least one tubular cartridge with an internal space, containing starting components of the bone cement, at least one dispensing plunger that is mobile in longitudinal direction on the inside of the at least one cartridge, a hose, an application opening through which the bone cement dough is applicable, a three-way valve being arranged in the hose or on a side of the hose facing the at least one cartridge and in fluid connection with the opening of the at least one cartridge and/or a collecting container arranged on the three-way valve for accommodation of bone cement dough. The three-way valve is appropriately designed and/or arranged in the bone cement applicator such that it, being in a first position, provides a fluid connection between the application opening and the opening of the at least one cartridge and closes a passage to the collecting container and, being in a second position, provides a fluid connection between the application opening and the collecting container and closes a passage to the opening of the at least one cartridge.

A dispensing device for dispensing a viscous material from a cartridge received in the device includes a main housing, a front support, a rear plunger assembly, a motor, and gear assembly. The rear plunger assembly is spaced apart from the front support by an elongate member. The rear plunger assembly includes a plunger plate supported in a plunger housing above a cutting edge. The rear plunger assembly is rotatable about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongate member. The motor and gear assembly are disposed in the housing and are engageable with the elongate member to move one of the front support and the rear plunger assembly toward each other, thereby urging the cutting edge of the rear plunger assembly against an edge of the cartridge as the plunger plate is driven against the cartridge to expel the viscous material from the cartridge.

A device for dispensing viscous material out of a container having a nozzle and a movable cap, which comprises a housing that is configured to accommodate the container, a cutting-pushing element that comprises a push plate, a blade having a sharp edge, and a base having a recess is provided within the housing, and a force transmitting trigger coupled to the recess in the base to force the cutting-pushing element to move forward and backward. Forcing a movement of the force transmitting trigger inserts the push plate into the container while moving the movable cap to outwardly push the viscous material through the nozzle and to force the blade to lengthwise cut the container, while releasing the force transmitting trigger allows the cutting-pushing element and the container to move backwards. The device further comprises an improvement that comprises a stabilizer positioned between the blade and the push plate to assist in a stable backward movement of the container within the housing.

A multi-chamber cartridge having an outer tube and an inner tube arranged coaxially in the outer tube for a separate storage of two componentse.g., a hardener and binder of a two-component synthetic resin. The multi-chamber cartridge has a pushing-out element with four cutting edges, which cut the inner tube of the multi-chamber cartridge into four strips when the multi-chamber cartridge is pushed out, that roll up, fold, and/or bunch up in four receiving spaces in the pushing-out element. The pushing-out element has a head pin, the head of which seals in the inner tube. In order to injection-mold the pushing-out element from plastic, a collar of the pushing-out element surrounding the head pin has two collar openings opposite each other, through which two sliders of an injection mold for demolding the pushing-out element are pulled out after injection molding, that form a shank of the head pin.

A device for dispensing viscous material out of a container having a nozzle, and a movable cap comprises a housing to accommodate the container, and a cutting-pushing element that comprises a push plate, a blade having a sharp edge, and a base having a recess. A force transmitting trigger is coupled to the recess to force the cutting-pushing element to move forward and backward. The device further comprises an improvement that comprises a stabilizer positioned between the blade and the push plate to assist in a stable backward movement of the container within the housing.