Bone harvesting method and apparatus

Details Bone harvesting method and apparatus Bone harvesting method and apparatus

2001-08-03

2009-06-23

Woo, Julian W (Department: 3773)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Sampling nonliquid body material

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RE040796

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for harvesting bone using a manual, cylindrical, multi-directional coring device with a guided delivery system that can be inserted through a percutaneous or closed approach to extract precisely measured amounts of bone or bone marrow. A series of guide wires, obturators, dilators and cannulas are used as the exposure and delivery instrumentation for a cutting tool. The cutting tool has a tip with six cutting edges for cutting in all directions.

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