Patent ID: 6306142
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An apparatus for harvesting plugs from bone tissue, the apparatus comprising:a tube having an inner bore running therethrough for receiving a bone plug, the tube having (i) proximal and distal ends, with the distal end having a cutting edge coupled thereto for harvesting the bone plug from the bone tissue, and (ii) at least one recess that extends at least part way from an inner surface of the tube to an outer surface of the tube;a tooth, coupled substantially at the distal end of the tube and extending towards the inner bore in a direction substantially orthogonal to the cutting edge, for cutting the bone in a direction substantially orthogonal to the cutting edge in order to extract the bone plug; anda sheath that includes the cutting edge and the tooth and is mated to the tube.