Patent ID: 11871940
Assignee: SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method of cutting a cartilage sample, the method comprising:
moving a front cartilage support longitudinally relative to a cartilage cutting element along a longitudinal axis extending in forward and rearward directions to define a slice thickness, the slice thickness measured in the forward direction;
immobilizing the cartilage sample by engaging the cartilage sample with a transverse cartilage clamp, a rear cartilage support cup, and the front cartilage support; and
cutting, with the cartilage cutting element, in a cutting direction that is transverse to the forward direction, a cartilage slice of the immobilized cartilage sample, the cartilage slice having a front end in contact with the front cartilage support and having the slice thickness.