Patent ID: 8579852

Claim:
A disposable surgical hand-held tissue grinder for grinding skin and subcutaneous tissue comprising: a sterile polymer housing formed to include an inlet adapted to receive the skin and subcutaneous tissue; a sterile grinder having a grinding element generally disposed within the housing, the grinding element including a plurality of cutting surfaces adapted to wind the skin and subcutaneous tissue to provide a ground tissue; and a handle mechanism coupled to the grinding element to rotate the grinding element about an axis of rotation with respect to the housing to grind the skin and subcutaneous tissue; a sterile container positioned within the grinder, the container configured to receive the ground tissue, wherein the container can be removed from the grinder to allow the ground tissue to be used; wherein, the sterile container includes an injection tube that includes a sidewall formed to include an opening configured to receive the ground tissue, and wherein the sterile container includes a plunger configured to move linearly along the axis of rotation within the injection tube to discharge the ground tissue from one end of the sterile container.