DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORATING A DENSE BONE LAYER

A device for cutting bone tissue and, more particularly, a sonotrode suitable for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument. The sonotrode has a head and a distal end piece, the distal end piece being equipped as a rectangular blade for cutting bones using mechanical vibration. The sonotrode has at...

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Hauptverfasser:	Schwery, Andrè, Mayer, Jörg, Sottas, Loïc, Neuhaus, Dominique
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PERFORMING OPERATIONS SURGERY TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A device for cutting bone tissue and, more particularly, a sonotrode suitable for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument. The sonotrode has a head and a distal end piece, the distal end piece being equipped as a rectangular blade for cutting bones using mechanical vibration. The sonotrode has at least one structural element and the structural element is selected from the group including: a support structure, a lateral depression on each side, an increased width of the blade together with a slit at the distal end of the blade, or at least one lateral rib.