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Chisel system for osteochondral implants and a surgical procedure involving same

US7497861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Jeetendra Bharadwaj · Memphis, US
Jeffrey H. Nycz · Warsaw, US
Daniel A. Shimko · Germantown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2006
Grant date	Mar 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00969
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A chisel system for harvesting an implantable graft from an area of a human having a cartilage overlying a condyle, according to which a module is provided that has one end connected to a handle. A cutting surface is formed at the other end of the module that cuts through the cartilage and condyle.

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