Patent ID: 8535315

Claim:
An apparatus for cutting a cartilage specimen with a user defined thickness comprising: a cutting jig; a specimen assembly comprising a base and a slide member capable of being movably coupled to the cutting jig to provide a stabilized guide for relative motion of the cutting jig with respect to the specimen assembly; wherein the stabilized guide comprises a slide post coupled to the slide member and a fixed post coupled to the base for securing the cartilage specimen to the specimen assembly, wherein the stabilized guide accommodated the cutting jig to traverse an entire length of the guide while being removably coupled thereto in order to deliver a uniform parallel and longitudinal cut to the cartilage specimen, wherein the fixed post and the slide post are configured to provide a compressive force along the cartilage specimen in order to produce flat uniform slices of cartilage, and wherein the cutting jig receives the slide post and the fixed post.