Bone cement mixer PALABOWL®

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Product overview
PALABOWL® is a vacuum mixing bowl system designed for the mixing of bone cement. It features a vacuum mixing bowl with a rotating handle and a mixing paddle, and is supplied together with a spatula, curette and vacuum hose.

Key features

• Vacuum mixing bowl for reduced porosity and improved cement quality.
• Suitable for mixing bone cement of any viscosity.
• High capacity: allows mixing of up to three pouches (3x40) of bone cement at a time.
• Includes vacuum hose with integrated active charcoal filter to reduce MMA fumes.
• Paddle design with rotating axis supports thorough mixing without bone cement powder collecting at the edges of the bowl.
• Shape of spatula and curette help remove mixed bone cement from the bowl completely, increasing usable output.
• Transparent material of the bowl provides excellent visibility to monitor the mixing process.

What is included

• Vacuum mixing bowl with rotating handle
• Mixing paddle
• Spatula
• Curette
• Vacuum hose (with integrated active charcoal filter)

Advantages at a glance

• High cement quality: vacuum mixing reduces porosity and strengthens the cement-implant interface.
• Safety: vacuum hose with integrated active charcoal filter reduces MMA fumes.
• High capacity: up to three pouches (3x40) can be mixed at once.
• More output: spatula and curette design help remove cement completely from the bowl.
• Thorough mixing: paddle design prevents powder accumulation at bowl edges.
• Excellent visibility: transparent bowl material allows monitoring of the mixing process.

References

• Wang JS. The Benefit of Vacuum Mixing. In: The Well Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty 2005. Springer Verlag; 107–112 (in vitro).

Caractéristiques / spécifications techniques

• Commercial name: PALABOWL®
• Application: mixing of bone cement of any viscosity
• Mixing capacity: up to three pouches (3x40) simultaneously
• Components included: vacuum mixing bowl with rotating handle; mixing paddle; spatula; curette; vacuum hose
• Vacuum hose feature: integrated active charcoal filter to reduce MMA fumes
• Paddle feature: rotating axis design for thorough mixing and reduced powder accumulation
• Bowl material: transparent (allows visual monitoring of mixing)
• Documentation: Instructions for Use and product flyer available in PDF