Patent ID: 8579986

Claim:
A surgical bone growth mass preparation kit, the kit comprising: an articulating sheet dimensioned to resemble a desired surgical bone growth mass, the articulating sheet further comprising a plurality of substantially inflexible rods positioned substantially parallel to each other and connected to each other to provide flexibility between the substantially inflexible rods; at least one bone growth mass constituent, selected from the group consisting of autologous bone marrow, allograft putty, synthetic bone chips, bioresorbable struts, and osteoinductive and osteoconductive substances; a plurality of bioresorbable structural components positionable adjacent to the articulating sheet a tamping element, wherein the tamping element further comprises: a cylindrical member having at least one open end and a diameter dimensioned to accept the articulating sheet dimensioned to resemble a desired surgical bone growth mass and the at least one bone growth mass constituent; a tamping rod, wherein the tamping rod further comprises: a tamping member having a tamping face and a connection face, and dimensioned to engage the internal diameter of the cylindrical member; a connecting rod having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is disposed on the connection face of the tamping member; a handle disposed on the second end of the connecting rod.