Compaction pliers having removable cutting inserts
US10028843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bone graft compaction pliers with removable inserts defines a bone graft harvesting and deployment system applicable to a wide variety of bone graft sized for use with bone anchors such as those employed in ACL repair. Cannulated bone anchors for encouraging bone regrowth employ an anchor with a axial cannulated bore and a plurality of fenestrations surrounding the bore to facilitate bone regrowth. A variety of sizes of single use inserts corresponding to a bone graft shape, or diameter, engage a single compaction pliers for forming various sized bone grafts from a single tool. A transparent transfer tube and corresponding base receives the formed bone graft for length adjustment, and engages protrusions on the recipient bone anchor for aligning the transfer tube to the anchor for disposing the bone graft into the cannulated bore of the anchor.
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