Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1993-06-11
1995-08-01
Graysay, Tamara L.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606185, 30358, A61B 1716
Patent
active
054376750
ABSTRACT:
A bone punch for altering the cross-section of a tunnel formed in a bone, the punch having a punch body with a distal region, a proximal region, and a plurality of planar guide faces extending between the distal and proximal regions to define a polygon in cross-section. The distal region terminates in a narrowed leading end to facilitate entry into the pre-drilled tunnel. A shaft is connected to the proximal region to transmit a force to drive the punch body into the bone tunnel to alter the cross-section shape of the bone tunnel to match the polygonal cross-section of the punch body.
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Denninger Douglas E.
Graysay Tamara L.
Warmbold David A.
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