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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Materialise N.v., Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Joyce Van Den Broeck, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Nele Daemen, Bonheiden, BE;
Katerina Nikonenko, Kiev, UA;
Maryna Stepanenko, Kyiv, UA;
Assignee:
Materialise N.V., Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/50 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1778 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2017/90 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 2019/508 (2013.01);
Abstract
The application provides methods for providing a surgical guide for placement on an anatomical part wherein the guide is provided with one or more dedicated push features that can be used as pressure points for applying force onto the surgical guide. The application further provides guides comprising one or more push features which can be used as a pressure point for applying force onto said guide.