Patent ID: 8740908

Claim:
A bone collection system including: a plunger having a bore therethrough, an insertion portion, and an inlet, the inlet configured to accept material being harvested from a patient, the insertion portion including a filter configured to prevent passage of a desired size of bone fragment, the filter including a circular array of filter openings; a tube configured to accept the insertion portion of the plunger wherein a first and a second chamber of the tube are defined, the first and second chambers being separated by the filter of the plunger; and a manifold configured to be accepted by the tube, the manifold having an outlet configured to be accepted by an external suction source, wherein the inlet of the plunger is in fluid communication with the first chamber, the first and second chambers are in fluid communication through the filter, and the second chamber is in fluid communication with the outlet, wherein material being harvested from a patient may be drawn through the bone collection system and bone fragments of the desired size collected in the first chamber, the manifold further including a filter cleaner having a plurality of posts arranged in a partial array to engage a portion of the circular array of filter openings, the partial array of the plurality of posts leaving a cleared area proximate an outlet hole in communication with the outlet of the manifold.