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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2017
Applicant:

Advanced Osteotomy Tools—aot Ag, Basel, CH;

Inventors:

Alfredo E. Bruno, Biel-Benken, CH;

Philippe C. Cattin, Windisch, CH;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1691 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00333 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cutting device for cutting a sternum of a patient comprises a laser source, a beam adjusting structure, a support and a correction arrangement. The laser source is adapted to generate a cut laser beam. The beam adjusting structure is arranged for directing the laser beam along a predefined cut geometry at the sternum. The support carries the laser source. The support has a mounting structure adapted to be fixed to a rib cage of the patient such that the laser source is in a predefined position with respect to the sternum. The correction arrangement is adapted to automatically identify a movement of the laser source relative to the sternum causing the cut laser beam to deviate from the predefined cut geometry and adjust the position of the laser source relative to the sternum to correct the deviation of the cut laser beam with respect to the predefined cut geometry.


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