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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2021
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Liliana Camison Bravo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Phil G. Campbell, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Toygun Cetinkaya, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
O. Burak Ozdoganlar, Sewickley, PA (US);
Lucas A. Dvoracek, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jesse A. Goldstein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system and method used to fabricate an implant from cartilage, where the implant can be used in reconstructive surgery. The system includes a thermoregulation device capable of maintaining a desired temperature range during milling operations. The milling machine is controlled by instructions generated from a digital model of the implant. The digital model can be a stock model or a custom model created from medical scans.