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US 8,409,207 B2Granted
Osteochondral autograft transplantation procedure and apparatus
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorChristopher Michael Lyons
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Abstract
A surgical procedure according to which a cutting device is connected in a spaced relationship to an anchor, and the anchor is located over a first area of the bone. The distance between the cutting device and the anchor is adjusted so that the cutting device extends over a second area of the bone, and the anchor is driven into the first area of the bone so that the cutting device cuts into the second area.
Claims5
Apparatus for harvesting a graft for implantation in an opening in a bone of a human body, the apparatus comprising:
- an anchor;
- a cutting device;
- a telescoping arm connecting the anchor and the cutting device;
- wherein the arm comprises a first section and a second section, the first section configured to have a diameter larger than a diameter of the second section, with the second section configured to telescopically slide within the first section and the arm being adapted to permit rotation of the cutting device relative to the anchor, wherein the anchor has a tapered portion adapted to be driven into the bone, wherein the driving of the anchor into one area of the bone causes the cutting device to cut into another area of the bone.
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