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Precision Freehand Sculpting
"Smart Bone Cutting"When artificial joint components are installed, precise shapes must be cut in bone to insure proper biomechanics. Precision Freehand Sculpting (PFS) provides a handheld tool that enables the surgeon to accurately cut these shapes without the need for the complicated jigs and guides currently used in surgery. Utilizing PFS, surgeons can perform minimally-invasive procedures not possible with current surgical tools.
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PFS - Precision Freehand Sculptor
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Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. is developing the next generation of "smart" surgical instruments for use in orthopaedic and neurosurgery procedures. The company's patented Precision Freehand Sculptor (PFSTM) provides precise control to surgeons via an intelligent, handheld bone cutting tool.
The PFSTM bur extends (left) and retracts (right) so that only the appropriate material is removed without compromising the cutting rate.
PFSTM allows the surgeon to be in complete control while adding precision and safety via robotics and surgical navigation techniques. PFSTM tools are handheld instruments, not large industrial robots.
PFSTM also includes a surgical navigation interface to give real-time 3D views of the surgical procedure. This enables operations through smaller incisions with increased visualization, making current procedures less invasive, and creating opportunities for new procedures and approaches.
PFSTM replaces multiple trays of traditional instruments, allowing surgeons to produce complex shapes that match any implant design with one tool. In addition, PFSTM can provide precise, targeted bone removal through minimal incisions, saving time and potentially improving patient outcomes. PFSTM is applicable over a number of subspecialities, and can replace saws, drills, and chisels in the operating room of the future.
PFS is protected by US Patent #6,757,582