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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Dowd, Eastampton, NJ (US);
Nelson Scarborough, Wayside, NJ (US);
Mark Daugherty, Allenwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Osteotech, Inc., Eatontown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
409134 ; 29DI / ; 29DI / ; 29DI / ;
Abstract
A milling apparatus is disclosed which includes a milling machine having a milling cutter which is sealingly isolated from the milling machine within an enclosed work area, a support fixture disposed within the enclosed work area for supporting a work piece, and a mechanism for moving the milling cutter along a predetermined path relative to the work piece. Preferably, the milling apparatus is employed to cut bone into small fragments for subsequent utilization, and the sealed isolation of the milling cutter inhibits cross-contamination between differing work pieces.