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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2008
Paul A. Zwirkoski, Brighton, MI (US);
Joseph T. Adams, Howell, MI (US);
Nick A. Deeter, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gary D. Barnett, Wabash, IN (US);
Bob Von Seggern, Columbia City, IN (US);
Michael C. Jones, North Webster, IN (US);
Paul A. Zwirkoski, Brighton, MI (US);
Joseph T. Adams, Howell, MI (US);
Nick A. Deeter, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gary D. Barnett, Wabash, IN (US);
Bob von Seggern, Columbia City, IN (US);
Michael C. Jones, North Webster, IN (US);
OrthoPediatrics Corporation, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for cutting a material, especially with low material speed and high cutting torque. In some embodiments, the apparatus is a hand-held device for quietly cutting through an orthopedic cast with little or no generation of debris. In yet other embodiments, there is a method for automatically advancing material past a shearing surface, such that the shearing action occurs at about the same velocity as the advancement. In yet other embodiments, there is a device for cutting material between a foot and a sharp edge, with the bottom of the foot being under the sharp edge to protect the skin of the patient.