1992-10-07
1994-11-29
Graysay, Tamara L.
Surgery
Instruments
606167, D24146, D10 64, A61B 1700
Patent
active
053685890
ABSTRACT:
A surgical template for forming an incision of a predetermined size in tissue, includes a plate member and a plurality of slotted openings or recesses formed in a peripheral edge of the plate member. The slotted openings or recesses may be configured and adapted for reception of at least a portion of a cutting edge of an incising instrument and for guiding the instrument during incising of the tissue. The template may also be used to measure the size of an incision formed by the surgeon.
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Churinetz Robert W.
Lohnes Timothy M.
Tovey H. Jonathan
Graysay Tamara L.
United States Surgical Corporation
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