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Double-Bladed Costal Cartilage Cutter

Technology Benefits

Costal cartilage is traditionally cut using a scalpel.The disadvantage of this method is that obtaining flat slices with a scalpel is imprecise and time-consuming.The invention has the advantage of producing highly uniform specimens in a relatively short time period, thus providing the physician with useable tissue for facial surgical procedures in a timely fashion.

Technology Application

This invention can be used to obtain highly uniform thick cartilage slices for use in reconstructive surgeries such as rhinoplasty and otoplasty.

Detailed Technology Description

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Supplementary Information

Patent Number: US8535315B2
Application Number: US13014697A
Inventor: Wong, Brian J. F. | Manuel, Cyrus | Foulad, Allen
Priority Date: 26 Jan 2011
Priority Number: US8535315B2
Application Date: 26 Jan 2011
Publication Date: 17 Sep 2013
IPC Current: A61B001700
US Class: 606079
Assignee Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Title: Apparatus and method for cutting costal cartilage
Usefulness: Apparatus and method for cutting costal cartilage
Summary: Apparatus for cutting uniform thick slices of coastal cartilage specimen used in delicate reconstructive surgeries.
Novelty: Apparatus for cutting uniform thick slices of coastal cartilage specimen used in delicate reconstructive surgeries, has clamp that secures cartilage specimen to specimen assembly movably coupled to cutting jig

Industry

Biomedical

Sub Category

Medical Device

Application No.

8535315

Others

Tech ID/UC Case

22172/2011-027-0

Related Cases

2011-027-0

*Abstract

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a practical cutting device for obtaining uniformly thick cartilage slices from the costal (rib) cartilage.The cartilage slices are used for surgical reconstruction procedures.The importance of this device is that it yields highly uniform slices from the central core of a rib cartilage specimen.These slices are used as grafts in facial reconstructive procedures such as rhinoplasty and otoplasty.

*IP Issue Date

Sep 17, 2013

*Principal Investigator

Name: Allen Foulad

Department:

Name: Cyrus Manuel

Department:

Name: Brian Wong

Department:

Country/Region

USA