US 11,896,276 B2
Method of using manual mixer
Neil Sasaki, San Jose, CA (US); Mollie Benson, Austin, TX (US); Sarah Freesemann, Bakersfield, CA (US); Benjamin Murray, Union City, CA (US); and Aj Konnath, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to MEDTRONIC HOLDING COMPANY SÀRL, Tolochenaz (CH)
Filed by MEDTRONIC HOLDING COMPANY SÀRL, Tolochenaz (CH)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/097,756.
Application 17/097,756 is a division of application No. 15/876,256, filed on Jan. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,856,923.
Prior Publication US 2021/0059734 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); B01F 27/13 (2022.01); B01F 27/96 (2022.01); B01F 27/112 (2022.01); B01F 33/501 (2022.01); B01F 35/75 (2022.01); B01F 35/32 (2022.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B01F 35/33 (2022.01); B01F 101/20 (2022.01)
CPC A61B 17/8833 (2013.01) [B01F 27/112 (2022.01); B01F 27/13 (2022.01); B01F 27/96 (2022.01); B01F 33/5012 (2022.01); B01F 33/50112 (2022.01); B01F 35/3202 (2022.01); B01F 35/7174 (2022.01); B01F 35/752 (2022.01); B01F 35/754251 (2022.01); A61B 2017/8838 (2013.01); B01F 35/33 (2022.01); B01F 2101/20 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of mixing and agitating materials using a manual mixer, the method comprising:
providing the manual mixer having a body portion, a mixing assembly, and an actuation assembly, the body portion defining an interior cavity for receiving at least a portion of the mixing assembly, the mixing assembly including a paddle portion and a plunger portion, a portion of the paddle portion being received within an aperture extending through the plunger portion, the plunger portion being moveable downwardly along the paddle portion, and the actuation assembly being operatively interconnected with the mixing assembly;
removing the mixing assembly from the interior cavity;
providing the materials to be mixed and agitated in the interior cavity;
replacing the mixing assembly in the interior cavity; and
actuating the actuation assembly to rotate the paddle portion and the plunger portion, and simultaneously move the plunger portion downwardly along the paddle portion within the interior cavity, and to mix and agitate the materials provided in the interior cavity via the rotation of the paddle portion and the plunger portion, and via the downward movement of the plunger portion.