Patent ID: 8430880
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for cutting a graft harvested from a human, the device comprising: a body member having a bore configured for receiving a harvested graft, said bore defining a longitudinal axis; an elongated rod being disposed in the body member and axially aligned with said bore and configured to move axially in the bore and to engage the graft; a cutting slot formed transverse through the body member bore, said cutting slot configured for permitting passage of a cutting blade at least partially through the body and cutting the harvested graft to a predetermined length; at least one monolithic insert adapted to be inserted into said body member bore and defining an insert bore to receive said graft of a smaller cross section than the cross-section of said body member bore, said at least one monolithic insert defining a cutting slot formed traverse through said insert that is adapted to align with said cutting slot formed in said body member bore; and a mechanism for adjusting the rod with the harvested graft in the body member bore relative to the slot so that the graft can be cut to a predetermined length with the cutting blade in the slot.