Device and method for mixing liquid and powdery components, particularly for dental purposes

Claim 3

A dental vibration mixing capsule for vibration mixing a dental amalgam comprising, a capsule housing having a fully closed mixing chamber and adapted for vibratory mixing motion, a first package portion having a foil pocket containing a predetermined amount of powdery dental component, said foil pocket being comprised of a foil material adapted to rupture and discharge said predetermined amount of the powdery dental component in said mixing chamber during vibration mixing and the foil having a specific gravity at least five times less than the specific gravity of the powdery dental component, said first package portion being disposed in said mixing chamber, and a second package portion having a foil pocket containing a predetermined amount of liquid dental component coordinated to said predetermined amount of powdery component to form a dental amalgam of fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component, said foil pocket being comprised of foil material adapted to rupture and discharge said predetermined amount of the liquid dental component in said mixing chamber during vibration mixing, said second package portion being disposed in said mixing chamber whereby said predetermined portion of the powdery component is separated from said liquid dental component during storage and said predetermined portion of the powdery dental component admixes with said predetermined portion of the liquid dental component to form an amalgam of said fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component during mixing vibration of said capsule housing.

Claim 4

A dental vibration mixing capsule for vibration mixing a dental amalgam comprising, a capsule housing having a fully closed mixing chamber and adapted for vibratory mixing motion, a first package portion having a foil pocket containing a predetermined amount of powdery dental component, said foil pocket being comprised of a foil material adapted to rupture and discharge said predetermined amount of the powdery dental component in said mixing chamber during vibration mixing and the foil having a specific gravity at least five times less than the specific gravity of the powdery dental component, said first package portion being disposed in said mixing chamber, and a second package portion having a foil pocket containing a predetermined amount of liquid dental component coordinated to said predetermined amount of powdery component to form a dental amalgam of fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component, said foil pocket being comprised of foil material adapted to rupture and discharge said predetermined amount of the liquid dental component in said mixing chamber during vibration mixing, said second package portion being disposed in said mixing chamber whereby said predetermined portion of the powdery component is separated from said liquid dental component during storage and said predetermined portion of the powdery dental component admixes with said predetermined portion of the liquid dental component to form an amalgam of said fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component during mixing vibration of said capsule housing.

Claim 5

A portion package for a powdery dental component of a dental amalgam of said powdery dental component and a liquid dental component for vibration mixing of said components in a dental mixing capsule comprising, a predetermined amount of the said powdery dental component for forming a dental amalgam of fixed predetermined proportions of said powdery dental component and the said liquid dental component, and a foil bag enclosing said powdery dental component, said foil bag being of sufficient strength to rupture and thereby discharge said predetermined amount of said powdery dental component during vibration mixing in a dental mixing capsule and being comprised of a material having a specific gravity at least five times less than the specific gravity of said powdery component whereby said foil bag ruptures under the vibratory mixing in a dental mixing capsule and discharges said predetermined amount of said powdery dental component.

Claim 6

A portion package for a powdery dental component of a dental amalgam of said powdery dental component and a liquid dental component for vibration mixing of said components in a dental mixing capsule comprising, a predetermined amount of the said powdery dental component for forming a dental amalgam of fixed predetermined proportions of said powdery dental component and the said liquid dental component, and a foil bag enclosing said powdery dental component, said foil bag being of sufficient strength to rupture and thereby discharge said predetermined amount of said powdery dental component during vibration mixing in a dental mixing capsule and being comprised of a material having a specific gravity at least five times less than the specific gravity of said powdery component whereby said foil bag ruptures under the vibratory mixing in a dental mixing capsule and discharges said predetermined amount of said powdery dental component.

Claim 7

A dental material package assembly of dental material components for vibration mixing in a dental mixing capsule comprising, a first package portion enclosing a predetermined amount of a first powdery dental component, the first package portion being formed by a foil material having a specific gravity at least five times less than the specific gravity of said first powdery component, a second package portion of foil material enclosing a predetermined amount of a second liquid dental component coordinated to said predetermined amount of said first powdery dental component for forming a dental amalgam of fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component, said second package portion being connected to said first package portion, and said first and second package portions being formed at least in part by a rupturable foil adapted to rupture by mixing vibration in a mixing capsule to release said predetermined amounts of said powdery dental component and said liquid dental component to form a dental amalgam of said fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component during vibration mixing of the mixing capsule.

Claim 8

A dental material package assembly of dental material components for vibration mixing in a dental mixing capsule comprising, a first package portion enclosing a predetermined amount of a first powdery dental component, the first package portion being formed by a foil material having a specific gravity at least five times less than the specific gravity of said first powdery component, a second package portion of foil material enclosing a predetermined amount of a second liquid dental component coordinated to said predetermined amount of said first powdery dental component for forming a dental amalgam of fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component, said second package portion being connected to said first package portion, and said first and second package portions being formed at least in part by a rupturable foil adapted to rupture by mixing vibration in a mixing capsule to release said predetermined amounts of said powdery dental component and said liquid dental component to form a dental amalgam of said fixed predetermined proportions of said liquid dental component and said powdery dental component during vibration mixing of the mixing capsule.

Claim 9

The package assembly of claim 4 wherein said first package portion is connected to said second package portion by adhesion bonding.

Claim 10

The package assembly of claim 4 wherein said first and second package portions are formed from at least one foil.

Claim 11

The package assembly of claim 6 wherein said first and second package portions are formed integrally by a pair of foils welded together to form two separate portion pockets.

Claim 12

The package assembly of claim 6 wherein two covering foils are welded to a central foil to form two portion pockets disposed on both sides of said central foil.

Claim 13

A package assembly according to claim 4 comprising a pestle contained therein.

Claim 14

The capsule according to claim 2 wherein the powdery dental component is in the form of a powdery briquette.

Claim 15

The package according to claim 3 wherein the powdery dental component is in the form of a powdery briquette.

Claim 16

The package according to claim 4 wherein the first component is a powder in the form of a briquette.

Claim 17

The device of claim 2 wherein the specific gravity of said foil pocket of said first package portion is at least five times less than the specific gravity of said powdery dental component.

Claim 18

The device of claim 13 wherein the specific gravity of said foil pocket of said first package portion is at least eight times less than the specific gravity of said powdery dental component.

Claim 19

The device of claim 3 wherein the specific gravity of said foil bag is at least five times less than the specific gravity of said powdery dental component.

Claim 20

The device of claim 15 wherein the specific gravity of said foil bag is at least eight times less than the specific gravity of said powdery dental component.