Cast removal system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9168188
APP PUB NO 20120005904A1
SERIAL NO

12742874

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Apparatus and methods for cutting a material, especially with low material speed and high cutting torque. In some embodiments, the apparatus is a hand-held device for quietly cutting through an orthopedic cast with little or no generation of debris. In yet other embodiments, there is a method for automatically advancing material past a shearing surface, such that the shearing action occurs at about the same velocity as the advancement. In yet other embodiments, there is a device for cutting material between a foot and a sharp edge, with the bottom of the foot being under the sharp edge to protect the skin of the patient.

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ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORPORATION2850 FRONTIER DRIVE WARSAW IN 46582

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, Joseph T Howell, US 6 18
Barnett, Gary D Wabash, US 9 500
Deeter, Nick A Warsaw, US 9 160
Jones, Michael C North Webster, US 35 1553
von, Seggern Bob Columbia City, US 2 4
Zwirkoski, Paul A Brighton, US 18 1258

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