Patent ID: 8308814
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A surgical method, comprising: rotating a scribing device about a longitudinal axis of the scribing device to form a first substantially circular mark in tissue at a defect site; rotating a scribing device about a longitudinal axis of the scribing device to form a second substantially circular mark in the tissue at the defect site, the second substantially circular mark partially overlapping the first substantially circular mark; and removing tissue within the first and second substantially circular marks to remove a defect in the tissue; when removing the tissue within the first and second substantially circular marks comprises removing the tissue within the first and second substantially circular marks down to an outer bone surface underlying the tissue such that a perimeter of a cavity is defined by the first and second substantially circular marks and the outer bone surface forms a bottom of the cavity.