Patellar tendon harvester

Details Patellar tendon harvester Patellar tendon harvester

Filed on

1993-02-19

Date issued

1995-02-21

Examiner

Brown, Michael A.

Patent Class

Surgery

SubClass

Instruments

SubSubClass

Orthopedic instrumentation

Other Related Categories

606 86, 30299, A61B 1700, A61F 500, B26B 300

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

053911695

Description

ABSTRACT:
A patellar tendon harvester having a two-tined fork connected to a handle. A pair of blades are supported in side-by-side relationship from the two-tined fork. Each blade has a concave cutting edge. A bent stem portion may be provided between the handle and the two-tined fork. The patellar tendon harvester may be used to harvest a patellar tendon through incisions of less than three centimeters in length.

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