Project

Soft tissue protecting bone cutter

Acroniem
Bone Cutter
Code
F2018/IOF-Advanced/445
Looptijd
01-02-2019 → 30-11-2021
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Industrial Research Fund
Promotor
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Medical biotechnology not elsewhere classified
Trefwoorden
arthroplastiek knie botfrees Orthopedie
 
Projectomschrijving

Recently, UGent filed a patent application of a promising innovative technology to improve the bone cutting process during knee arthroplasty surgery. The technology has the unique characteristic of protecting the soft tissue surrounding the joint against unintended damage. The aim of this project is to valorise the filed patent application.