Shaping apparatus and method
US4841826A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/50328
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for shaping a solid body of soft material wherein the body is notched on one side, a rough cutter moves inwardly through the other side of the body to enter the closed end of the notch and sever body material without breaking, and a finish cutter than removes relatively little material to produce a finish cut.
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