Scalpel guide
US12357342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Scalpel guides for use with a tool guide of a surgical system are described. In one version, the scalpel guide includes a body defining a first guide slot sized and shaped to receive a body of a scalpel to guide a blade of the scalpel along a central axis without any lateral movement of the scalpel. The body also defines a second guide slot arranged such that the body of the scalpel inserted in the second guide slot is guided vertically by the sides of the second guide slot and allowed to move horizontally across the channel along the trajectory plane. Other versions of the scalpel guide are also described.
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