Patent ID: 8152808
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical kit having component parts capable of use in excising a cartilage defect area of a patient to prepare the area for receipt of an implant plug, said kit comprising: a gauge apparatus used to measure the extent of the cartilage defect area and guide a guide rod, said gauge apparatus having a substantially cylindrical shaped body defining a central throughgoing bore of a diameter sufficient to receive said guide rod, a plurality of legs formed on said body extending away from the distal end of said tube body, a longitudinal marking line formed in at least one of said legs and an exterior surface of said gauge body; a guide rod adapted to be driven through said gauge apparatus bore into said defect area; and cartilage cutting means adapted to be mounted over said guide rod, said cartilage cutting means comprising a reamer bit defining a cannula adapted to be mounted over said guide rod for excising the defect area and cutting a blind cylindrical bore into a patient's condyle.