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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
Applicants:
Michael Butsch, Daisendorf, DE;
Rainer Baumgart, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Butsch, Daisendorf, DE;
Rainer Baumgart, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Wittenstein GmbH & Co. KG, Igersheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for severing or removing a biological structure, especially bones, by using a water jet cutting device (R) from which a pressurized severing medium () is discharged. According to the invention, the severing medium () should be projected onto the biological structure in a pulsed manner.