Osteochondral allograft cartilage transplant workstation
AssigneeMusculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
InventorsAnton J. Steiner, James Shock, Paul J. Mulhauser, Karl D. Kirk, III
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AssigneeMusculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
InventorsAnton J. Steiner, James Shock, Paul J. Mulhauser, Karl D. Kirk, III
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A portable surgical workstation for implant formation comprising a base with a central planar section. The central planar section has a plurality of tracks and a throughgoing slot with a recessed stepped surrounding surface formed on a bottom surface of the central planar section. A vise assembly mounted to the base comprises a fixed jaw member secured to the base, a traveling jaw member moveably mounted to the base and a fixed drive housing mounted to the base. The traveling jaw member has a plurality of rail members adapted to be slidably mounted in the central planar section tracks. The fixed drive housing has a threaded longitudinal bore which receives a threaded drive shaft, one end of the drive shaft being secured in the traveling jaw member to transport the traveling jaw member.
A surgical workstation for implant formation comprising a base, a vise assembly mounted to said base, said vise assembly comprising a fixed jaw member and a moveable jaw member, drive means connected to said moveable jaw member for transporting said moveable jaw toward and away from said fixed jaw, articulated guide means mounted directly to said fixed jaw member, said articulated guide means including a sleeve member and a plurality of moveable interconnected members and a miter cutting assembly positioned adjacent said vise assembly, said miter cutting assembly defining a slot of a width to receive a surgical saw.
A portable surgical workstation for forming a cartilage implant comprising a base having a central planar section and handles extending therefrom, a vise assembly mounted to said base, said vise assembly comprising a fixed jaw member and a moveable jaw member, drive means mounted in said fixed jaw member and threadably connected to said moveable jaw member for transporting said moveable jaw member toward and away from said fixed jaw member, each jaw member defining a workpiece grasping surface, an articulated guide means mounted directly to said fixed jaw member, said articulated guide means comprising a post with a ball joint, a plurality of moveable interconnected members mounted on said ball joint and a sleeve assembly mounted to at least one of said interconnected members and a miter cutting assembly defining a slot of a width to receive a surgical saw mounted to at least one of said jaw members.
A surgical workstation for implant formation comprising a base, a vise assembly mounted to said base, said vise assembly comprising a fixed jaw member and a moveable jaw member, each jaw member defining a workpiece grasping surface having a plurality of teeth, drive means comprising a shaft having a threaded portion and a smooth surface portion and a handle mounted on said threaded portion, said smooth surface portion being rotatably moveable, said fixed jaw member and said threaded portion being connected to said moveable jaw member for transporting said moveable jaw toward and away from said fixed jaw, articulated guide means mounted directly to said fixed jaw member, said articulated guide means including a sleeve member and a plurality of moveable interconnected threaded members and a miter cutting assembly mounted to at least said moveable jaw member defining a slot of a width to receive a surgical saw.
A surgical workstation and associated kit of accessory devices for implant formation comprising a base, a vise assembly mounted to said base, said vise assembly comprising a fixed jaw member and a moveable jaw member, drive means connected to said moveable jaw member for transporting said moveable jaw toward and away from said fixed jaw, articulated guide means mounted directly to said fixed jaw member, said articulated guide means including a sleeve member and a plurality of moveable interconnected members and a miter cutting assembly defining a slot of a width to receive a surgical saw on said base, said kit devices comprising plurality of different inner diameter bushings adapted to fit in said sleeve member and different diameter cylindrical core cutter assemblies sized to fit in a respective diameter sized bushing.
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