Method and apparatus for harvesting and implanting bone plugs
US6306142A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4649
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for transplanting a bone plug from a donor site to a recipient site extracts the bone plug from the donor site, and then places a bone plug delivery device having a tip which is at least translucent and, preferably, clear over a tube containing the bone plug. The tip is then placed substantially over a pre-formed hole in the recipient site, whereafter the bone plug is forced from the tube, through the transparent tip, and into the pre-formed hole.
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