Patent ID: 6111164
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A bone graft insert for graft in a patient comprising:a dowel having a body portion with a length of about 1-5 cm and a diameter of about 5-30 mm, the body portion having a sidewall portion, the dowel being formed of cortical bone and being substantially free of extraneous cancellous bone material not from said patient;said dowel having a front end with an end face having a surface which is chamfered with respect to said body portion;said body portion having a transverse cavity extending through the body portion between opposite sides of said sidewall portion for receiving a material selected from the group consisting of allograft and autogenous tissue from said patient, wherein said cavity is substantially cylindrical, and has a diameter of about 5-15 mm;wherein said dowel has a back end opposite said front end, said back end including a guide pin-receiving opening in said back end, which guide pin-receiving opening extends substantially longitudinally from said back end into the body portion of said dowel, said guide pin-receiving opening being sized and positioned for removably receiving a guide pin for positioning the dowel into a bone opening for grafting.