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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Christopher Plaskos, New York, NY (US);
Stephane Lavallee, Saint Martin d'Uriage, FR;
Jacques Rit, Monte Carlo, MC;
Inventors:
Christopher Plaskos, New York, NY (US);
Stephane Lavallee, Saint Martin d'Uriage, FR;
Jacques Rit, Monte Carlo, MC;
Assignee:
OMNilife science, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system for guiding resurfacing operations on at least a portion of a joint of at least one bone is provided and uses a guide with actuators (motors) controlled by a computer to position a cutting tool relative to a bone so that the bone surface can be cut in a flexible and accurate manner.