Surgical skull clamp
AssigneeCIVAL Medical GmbH
InventorIngolf Diez
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a surgical skull clamp (1) and a method for the manufacture of a surgical skull clamp (1). In one embodiment of the surgical skull clamp (1) at least a part of the surgical skull clamp (1) has at least two different structures.
Claims13
1-12. (canceled)
Surgical skull clamp, wherein at least a part of the surgical skull clamp has at least two different structures.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein the surgical skull clamp has:
- a fixation section for the fixation of a skull;
- and/or
- an attachment section for attachment to an operating table;
- and/or
- one or more adjusting mechanisms;
- wherein at least a part of the fixation section and/or a part of the attachment section and/or a part of the one or more adjusting mechanisms have at least two different structures at least in sections.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein a first structure of the at least two different structures has a first density and a second structure of the at least two different structures has a second density, wherein the first density is smaller than the second density or vice versa.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein the part of the surgical skull clamp has a core of a first structure, which is enclosed by a layer of a second structure.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein the part of the surgical skull clamp comprises:
- a honeycomb-like structure and/or a lattice-like structure and/or a pyramid-like structure and/or a sponge-like structure and/or a threadlike structure and/or an open-pored structure and/or a mesh-like structure and/or a spongy structure and/or a textured structure.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein the surgical skull clamp is completely or partially X-ray transparent, at least in sections.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein the surgical skull clamp is manufactured using an additive method.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein the at least two different structures have a linearly increasing and/or a linearly decreasing and/or a stepwise increasing and/or a stepwise decreasing and/or a constant density progression at least in sections in a cross sectional direction.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least two different structures lies in an area of the surgical skull clamp that is exposed to above-average stress or loading.
Surgical skull clamp according to claim 1, wherein one or more metal indicators are arranged on or in the surgical skull clamp.
Surgical skull clamp, wherein at least a part of the surgical skull clamp has at least two different densities.
Method for the manufacture of a surgical skull clamp, wherein the method comprises:
- manufacture of at least a part of the surgical skull clamp using an additive method, wherein the part of the surgical skull clamp has at least two different structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.