Global Patent Index - EP 1148828 A2

EP 1148828 A2 20011031 - METHOD FOR SEVERING OR REMOVING A BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY BONES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SEVERING OR REMOVING A BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY BONES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM TRENNEN ODER ENTFERNEN EINER BIOLOGISCHEN STRUKTUR, INSBESONDERE KNOCHEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE SEPARATION ET D'ELIMINATION D'UNE STRUCTURE BIOLOGIQUE, EN PARTICULIER D'OS

Publication

EP 1148828 A2 20011031 (DE)

Application

EP 99968387 A 19991228

Priority

  • DE 19904640 A 19990205
  • EP 9910399 W 19991228

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19904640A1] The invention relates to a method for severing or removing a biological structure, especially bones, by using a water jet cutting device (R) from which a pressurized severing medium (4) is discharged. According to the invention, the severing medium (4) should be projected onto the biological structure in a pulsed manner.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/32

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/3203 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0045719A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19904640 A1 20000810; EP 1148828 A2 20011031; US 7063713 B1 20060620; WO 0045719 A2 20000810; WO 0045719 A3 20010301

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19904640 A 19990205; EP 9910399 W 19991228; EP 99968387 A 19991228; US 89071501 A 20011231