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Osteochondral plug graft trimming device and method

US8893596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Carlos Eduardo Gil · Memphis, US
Daniel A. Shimko · Germantown, US
Jeetendra Bharadwaj · Memphis, US
Eric Weeks · Millington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2011
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/8828
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for trimming an osteochondral plug graft to an implantable configuration, includes a blade assembly terminating in a configured leading cutting blade and a plug graft housing comprising a substantially longitudinal holding sleeve having a bore and oriented complementarily to the longitudinal structure of the blade assembly to receive the longitudinal structure within the sleeve bore with the assembly cutting blade in close tolerance along an inner bore surface of the longitudinal housing structure.

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