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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Katalyst Surgical, Llc, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Gregg D Scheller, Wildwood, MO (US);
Eric J Bass, Webster Groves, MO (US);
KATALYST SURGICAL, LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Abstract
Surgical instrument subcomponent integration by additive manufacturing may include identifying at least two subcomponents of a multi-component assembly wherein a first subcomponent of the at least two subcomponents has a first functionality and wherein the first subcomponent of the at least two subcomponents is manufactured from a first material having a first set of material properties. Surgical instrument subcomponent integration by additive manufacturing may include modifying one or more properties of the first subcomponent of the at least two subcomponents to reproduce the first functionality when the first subcomponent is manufactured from a second material having a second set of material properties. Surgical instrument subcomponent integration by additive manufacturing may comprise integrating the at least two subcomponents by manufacturing an integral component by additive manufacturing wherein the integral component is manufactured from the second material and wherein the first functionality is retained.