Patent ID: 8398648
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A harvest guide assembly for a cutting device, comprising: a body having an axis, a top, a sidewall with a slot extending from the top, and a bottom; an interior cavity having a cross-section that is generally square or generally round, the interior cavity formed within the body and extending axially from the top to the bottom and in communication with the slot; at least one tissue engagement post extending substantially perpendicularly from the bottom of the body configured to be driven into a bony tissue of a condyle and prevent the harvest guide from moving relative to the bony tissue of the condyle; and an orientation guide is configured to fit into the internal cavity of the harvest guide and orient the harvest guide relative to bony tissue, wherein the orientation guide has a body having a handle with a portion that is substantially perpendicular to the axis to facilitate placement of the orientation guide within the slot of the harvest guide and wherein the handle facilitates retrieval of the orientation guide from within the harvest guide; wherein the interior cavity of harvest guide is configured to receive either the orientation guide or the cutting device for orienting and harvesting osteochondral plugs.