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US 10,588,643 B2Granted
Surgical trabecular tool and method for manufacturing
OwnerErich Johann Müllerinventor
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Abstract
A surgical trabecular tool for manipulating or removing bone tissue includes a tool body and at least one cutting element provided on the tool body. The cutting element includes a number of cutting edges arranged thereon, and the tool body is formed at least in part by a trabecular internal structure including a plurality of material struts forming a regular or irregular lattice structure which supports and connects the cutting elements.
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A surgical trabecular tool for manipulating or removing bone tissue, comprising:
- a tool body;
- a plurality of separate cutting elements provided on a cutting surface of said tool body, each cutting element comprising a plurality of cutting edges;
- wherein said tool body is formed at least in part by a trabecular internal structure that directly supports said separate cutting elements, comprises at least 2 vol % of a total volume of the tool body and is formed by a lattice of material struts forming a regular or irregular lattice structure;
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- wherein said trabecular internal structure is provided along an inner face of said cutting surface, such that a dome structure with a trabecular structured wall is formed.
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A surgical trabecular tool for manipulating or removing bone tissue, comprising:
- a tool body;
- a plurality of separate cutting elements provided on a cutting surface of said tool body, each cutting element comprising a plurality of cutting edges;
- wherein said tool body is formed at least in part by a trabecular internal structure formed by a lattice of material struts forming a regular or irregular lattice structure, the struts directly supporting said cutting elements;
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- wherein said trabecular internal structure comprises at least 2 vol % of a total volume of the tool body and includes multiple supporting columns interconnected and formed from lattice structures and extending from an inner face of said cutting surface towards the center of said tool body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.