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Tendon harvesting system

US12207808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG · CH
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED · SG

Inventors

Paul McGovern · Hanson, US
Chun Liu · Jinan, CN
Christopher David MacCready · Medfield, US
Ali Hosseini · Auckland, NZ
Timothy Young · Palo Alto, US
Geoffrey Ian Karasic · Boston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for improving graft harvesting including a blade guide (320) having a handle (370) and a guide portion with an elongate slot (330). The system may also include a first blade assembly (750) that slides along the elongate slot (330), the blade assembly (750) having a cutting blade (765) rotatably coupled to a handle (780). The cutting blade (765) may include a leading cutting edge and a trailing cutting edge. The blade assembly (350, 750) and blade guide (320) may cooperate to control a depth of blade penetration into a tissue, as the blade slides along the elongate slot (330). The blade guide (320) may include means to stabilize the guide with the tissue.

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