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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11207154 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2019

Irrigated surgical guides and methods of manufacturing the same

Applicant:

Musc Foundation for Research Development, Charleston, SC (US);

Inventors:

Walter Renne, Charleston, SC (US);

Zachary Evans, Johns Island, SC (US);

Assignee:

MUSC Foundation for Research Development, Charleston, SC (US);

Attorney:

Riverside Law LLP

Primary Examiner:

Moshe Wilensky

Assistant Examiner:

Kyle A Cook

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); B29C 64/10 (2017.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61C 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 13/20 (2011.01); A61C 3/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/084 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 18/201 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61C 1/0069 (2013.01); A61C 8/0089 (2013.01); A61C 9/004 (2013.01); B29C 64/10 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G06T 13/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1651 (2013.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61C 3/02 (2013.01); G06T 1/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein are surgical guides with internal channels for irrigation cooling. In one embodiment, an apparatus for guiding a surgical instrument includes a proximal side and a distal side. A first channel is configured to guide a material removal device, where the first channel extends from the proximal side of the apparatus to the distal side of the apparatus. A second channel configured to direct irrigation fluid, where the second channel extends from the proximal side of the of the apparatus to the distal side of the apparatus. The first channel is separate from the second channel. A method of performing a surgical procedure and a method of manufacturing a surgical guide are also disclosed. In certain embodiments, the surgical guides may be manufactured via additive manufacturing processes, including for example, three-dimensional printing processes.

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