Microfracture Pick For Femoral Head
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorJason D. MERIDEW
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Abstract
The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as cartilage on the femoral head. A microfracture pick system for repairing cartilage on a femoral head is provided. The system can include a handle having a proximal end and a distal end. The system can also include an arcuate arm shaped to extend from the distal end of the handle and adapted to extend around the femoral head. The arcuate arm can have a distal tip extending toward the handle along a longitudinal axis of the handle. The system can also include an impaction member at the proximal end of the handle.
Claims20
A microfracture pick system for repairing cartilage on a femoral head, comprising:
- a handle having a distal end;
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- a curved pick connected to the distal end of the handle configured to make a depression in a femoral head opposing the handle during a selected procedure.
A method for repairing cartilage on a femoral head, comprising:
- making an incision in an anatomy near the femoral head;
- inserting a pick through the incision so that a distal tip of an arcuate arm of the pick is positioned near an articulating surface of the femoral head, wherein the pick has a handle and the arcuate arm is coupled to the handle, wherein the distal tip is formed on the arcuate arm and the distal tip extends towards the handle along a longitudinal axis of the handle;
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- impacting a impaction member coupled to an end of the handle such that a force from the impact causes the distal tip to contact the femoral head.
A microfracture pick system for repairing cartilage on a femoral head, comprising:
- a member having a handle at a proximal end and having a distal end;
- a force receiving portion at the proximal end;
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- a curved pick connected to the distal end of the member configured to having a portion to contact a femoral head;
- wherein the pick opposes the handle during a selected procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.