#$%^&*AU2014203307B220151105.pdf#####16 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPACERS AND DEVICE THEREFOR ABSTRACT A method for producing spacers from a bone cement comprising the following chronological steps: A) controlling the temperature of a casting mould to a first temperature; B) filling a cement dough, which has a temperature that is lower than the temperature of the temperature-controlled casting mould, into the temperature-controlled casting mould; C) allowing the cement dough to cure in the casting mould to form a spacer; and D) separating the casting mould from the spacer after the spacer is cured. A device for producing spacers from a bone cement through said method is also provided.1/4 51 2 11 I3 FIGURE 1