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US 2008/0177293 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for osteochondral autograft transplantation
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorJeetendra Bharadwaj
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Abstract
A system for harvesting an implantable graft from the femur of a human having a cartilage overlying a condyle, according to which an overlay extends over the femur and is positioned relative to the femur by an articulating arm assembly.
Claims6
A system for harvesting an implantable graft from the femur of a human having a cartilage overlying a condyle, the system comprising:
- an overlay having a shape generally corresponding to the shape of the femur and having a series of through openings;
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- an articulating arm assembly connected to the overlay to permit the overlay to be extending over the surface of the femur in a substantially parallel relation so that a tool can be inserted through one of the openings and cut a graft from the femur.
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