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US 8,945,130 B2Granted
Tool attachment for medical applications
AssigneeBrainlab AG
InventorGregor Tuma
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tool attachment for medical applications, comprising: a connecting section which is at rest relative to the part of the bone while the part of the bone is being machined; at least one machining section for machining a part of the bone; a fastening facility for fastening the tool attachment to a control device, wherein the connecting section is designed to connect the tool attachment, such that it is stationary, to a tool attachment guide.
Claims11
A medical system for machining a part of a bone, comprising:
- a tool attachment guide including:
- a fastening shaft configured to be fixedly inserted into the bone;
- and a trackable reference device coupled to the fastening shaft by a connecting device, wherein the trackable reference device is removably attachable to the connecting device;
- and
- a tool attachment, including
- i. a supporting section,
- ii. at least one machining section attached to the supporting section, the at least one machining section configured to machine the part of the bone,
- iii. connecting section attached to the supporting section and configured to fasten the supporting section to the connecting device of the tool attachment guide, and
- iv. a cavity configured to receive the trackable reference device, wherein the trackable reference device is removably attachable to the tool attachment guide through the cavity of the tool attachment.
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A medical system for machining a part of a bone, the system comprising:
- a. a tool attachment guide including:
- a fastening shaft configured to be fixedly inserted into the bone;
- and a trackable reference device coupled to the fastening shaft by a connecting device, wherein the trackable reference device is removably attachable to the connecting device;
- and
- b. a tool attachment, including
- i. a supporting section,
- ii. at least one machining section attached to the supporting section, the at least one machining section configured to machine the part of the bone,
- iii. connecting section attached to the supporting section and configured to fasten the supporting section to the connecting device,
- iv. a first cavity configured to receive the tool attachment guide, the first cavity having a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the first cavity, and
- v. a second cavity through which at least part of the trackable reference device can be guided, the second cavity having a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the second cavity, wherein the longitudinal axis of the first cavity is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.