System, apparatus, and method for grafting tissue
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorsFerris M. Pfeiffer, Aaron M. Stoker, James L. Cook
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods may be adapted for grafting tissue at a tissue site that may include an elongate housing and a plurality of elongate cutting members. The plurality of elongate cutting members may define a cutting surface at a distal end of the elongate housing. The cutting surface may be adapted to contract from a first diameter to a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The contraction of the cutting surface from the first diameter to the second diameter may define a tapered profile between the first diameter and the second diameter suitable for obtaining a tapered graft.
Claims9
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A tapered graft tissue comprising an insertion end and an exposed end separated by a length, the tapered graft tissue having a first diameter at the exposed end that is larger than a second diameter at the insertion end, the length between the first diameter and the second diameter defining an external taper.
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