Automatically adjusted medical saw system
AssigneesIstanbul Teknik Universitesi, Istanbul Universitesi - Cerrahpasa Rektorlugu
InventorsMustafa OKUDAN, Faruk ASICIOGLU, Ali GELIR
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Abstract
An automatically adjusted medical saw system has a mechanism that measures bone thickness via ultrasound-based sensors to ensure that only the bone tissue is cut during the cutting process and the soft tissue is not damaged during this cutting process. The automatically adjusted medical saw system includes a saw box, a saw blade, a movable platform, a saw motor, an ultrasonic receiver or a transmitter, a screw, a step motor, a hydrogel strip, a movement axis rail, a tightening apparatus, a motor control circuit, a control circuit for the ultrasonic receiver or the transmitter, a central control unit, and rails to guide the movable platform.
Claims2
An automatically adjusted medical saw system, comprising:
- a saw box, wherein the saw box enables a cutting tip of a saw to remain in a closed area when the cutting tip of the saw is being operated,
- a saw blade, wherein the saw blade is positioned inside the saw box, and a part of the saw blade is located outside the saw box,
- a movable platform, wherein the movable platform is connected to the saw blade, and the movable platform is located at a rear section of the saw blade partially inside the saw box,
- a saw motor, wherein the saw motor is connected to the saw blade, and the saw motor actuates a rotational motion of the saw blade,
- an ultrasonic receiver or a transmitter, wherein the ultrasonic receiver or the transmitter is located in the saw box, and the ultrasonic receiver or the transmitter faces a section of the saw box carrying out a cutting process,
- a screw, wherein the screw extends longitudinally inside the saw box, and the screw is connected to one end of the movable platform,
- a step motor, wherein the step motor is positioned at one end of the screw and provides a rotational motion to the screw,
- a hydrogel strip, wherein the hydrogel strip is located on a cutting surface of the saw box, and the hydrogel strip envelopes the saw blade,
- a movement axis rail, wherein the movement axis rail moves on the saw box and envelopes a tissue to be cut,
- a tightening apparatus, wherein the tightening apparatus is located on the movement axis rail and continuously clamps the saw box to ensure a full contact to a skull surface,
- a motor control circuit, wherein the motor control circuit is connected with the saw motor and the step motor,
- a control circuit for the ultrasonic receiver or the transmitter, wherein the control circuit is connected with the ultrasonic receiver or the transmitter,
- a central control unit, wherein the central control unit is connected to the motor control circuit and the control circuit for the ultrasonic receiver or the transmitter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.