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System and method for shaping an anatomical component

  • US 8,956,367 B2
  • Filed: 11/09/2006
  • Issued: 02/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for building a three-dimensional structure in vivo to restore an anatomical component having an existing shape to a desired reconstructed shape, the system comprising:

  • an applicator for depositing a material including at least one of a polymer, ceramic, metal, or biological material on the existing shape of the anatomical component; and

    a controller in communication with the applicator, the controller controlling the applicator to add successive layers of the material of controlled thickness onto the existing shape of the anatomical component to create the desired reconstructed shape of the anatomical component and restore at least a portion of an original function of the anatomical component.

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