Patent ID: 7497861
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A chisel system for harvesting an implantable graft, the system comprising: an elongated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal portion and a distal portion, at least part of the proximal portion defining a handle and at least part of the distal portion being threaded; a cutting module removably engaged with the elongated shaft, the cutting module comprising: a tap for removing an implantable graft from the cutting module through the proximal portion of the cutting module, the tap comprising a head portion and a shank portion extending from the head portion, the shank portion having a diameter less than the second inner diameter of the cutting module such that the shank portion can be inserted into the distal portion of the cutting module to urge the implantable graft out through the proximal portion of the cutting module.