System, apparatus, and method for grafting tissue
US9668754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23B51/05
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods may be adapted for grafting tissue at a tissue site that may include an elongate housing and a plurality of elongate cutting members. The plurality of elongate cutting members may define a cutting surface at a distal end of the elongate housing. The cutting surface may be adapted to contract from a first diameter to a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The contraction of the cutting surface from the first diameter to the second diameter may define a tapered profile between the first diameter and the second diameter suitable for obtaining a tapered graft.
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