Meniscal transplant system
AssigneeConmed Corporation
InventorsAdrian E. Bosworth, Peter C. Miller
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AssigneeConmed Corporation
InventorsAdrian E. Bosworth, Peter C. Miller
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A workstation having a pair of posts on either side of a clamping plate where a donor bone may be placed on sequentially cut in three separate cutting paths. Cutting gates are attached to the posts and used to provide cutting paths that can be precisely oriented with respect to the meniscus of the donor bone part using visual alignment without any manual measurements. The graft is affixed to a machining clamp and shaved to appropriately shape the sides and form a radius on the bottom of the graft. A tibia is then prepared by using a drill guide to form a pilot hole and then to drill out a large hole for the graft. The drilled hole is expanded and shaped using a rod guide and chisel and then a rasp. The shaped graft may then be implanted into the shaped hole and sutured in place.
A drill guide for a meniscal transplant, comprising:
An assembly for a meniscal transplant, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.