Bone harvesting method and apparatus

Details Bone harvesting method and apparatus Bone harvesting method and apparatus

1998-12-28

1999-09-21

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Sampling nonliquid body material

606179, A61B 500

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059546719

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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Spinetech, Inc.: "Bone Harvester Kit" Promotional Literature.
BioMedical Enterprises, Inc.: "Bone and Marrow Collection System" Promotional Literature.

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