Method and apparatus for positioning and compacting bone graft

Details Method and apparatus for positioning and compacting bone graft Method and apparatus for positioning and compacting bone graft

1998-01-02

1999-07-20

Tucker, Guy V.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

600 93, A61B 1756

Patent

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059250518

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for introducing and compacting bone graft material in an enlarged femoral cavity including a dispenser having a barrel containing bone graft material and a cannulated ejector/compactor positionable over a multi-section guide wire for both ejecting bone graft material from the barrel and compacting the bone graft material while being guided on the guide wire. The ejector/compactor has a modular head which may be removed and replaced by other heads of varying size.

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