Patent ID: 8915773
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A22B,A22C

Abstract:
1. A method of separating the spinal column from a carcass middle part, comprising the steps of: determining a cutting path ( separating the spinal column from the carcass middle part by causing a relative movement between the middle and the cutting device and simultaneosly causing the cutting device to engage the carcass middle wherein; optically scanning the middle to provide a scan of an outer surface of the carcass middle part; identifying the vertebral canal of the spinal column in the scan on the basis of digital porcessing thereof; determining the relative position of the cutting path ( controlling the relative movement between the middle part and the cutting device during the spinal column separation to achieve a cut along the predetermined cutting path ( wherein at least the steps of optically scanning and identifying the vertebral canal occur prior to the step of causing the cutting device to engage the carcass middle.