Stereotactic device for
cutting hard tissue on the
skull bone, with - a stereotactic frame (22) designed to be attached to the head of a patient, and - a stereotactic arc (25) attached to the stereotactic frame (22) via at least one
pivot joint, which, when the stereotactic frame (22) is attached to the head of a patient, can be tilted over the head by means of the
pivot joint, characterized by that a
laser applicator (17) is attached to the stereotactic arc (25) and can be moved along the stereotactic arc (25) via a
motor drive (28''), and the stereotactic arc (25) can be tilted on the stereotactic frame (22) via a further
motor drive (28, 28'), wherein the
laser applicator (17) has a dynamic 2D beam deflection device (11) by which a
processing laser beam (2) coupled into the laser applicator (17) can be guided over an area of the
hard tissue to be
cut, and a focusing optic (12) with a focus position for the coupled
processing laser beam (2) adjustable by means of the focusing optic (12) or other optical elements, and wherein a measuring device (6) is arranged in or connected to the laser applicator (17) with which a
cutting depth of a kerf produced with the
processing laser beam (2) and a residual thickness of the
skull bone (15) in the kerf can be measured.