Richard Wolf Gmbh

Eberhard K&ouml;rner

Helmut Heckele

Martin Seebach

Friedrich H&auml;hnle

J&uuml;rgen G&ouml;bel

The instrument serves for the application in particular of bone grafts in the space between two vertebrae and includes a shank, a handle, and a holder for the implant, which forms the distal instrument part. The holder is pivotably mounted relative to the shank and can be fixed in any respective position which is reached by pivoting.

Surgical instrument for applying implants

The device for conditioning an organic ligament to be implanted, in particular a ligament as a cruciate ligament replacement, is equipped with first and second receiving elements for receiving and tensioning the ligament at two spaced locations. The first receiving elements is connected to means for the periodic translatory adjustment of the first receiving element with respect to the ligament.

Device for conditioning a ligament to be implanted

A cutter for removing tissue has a cutter head, a cutter shank which carries the cutter head and to which the cutter head is connected in a rotationally fixed manner, and a drive driving the cutter shank. For adjustability of the effectiveness of the cutter with the removal of cartilaginous or bony tissue parts, there is provided a first rotatable sleeve which comprises an inner bore arranged eccentrically to the middle axis of this sleeve, and a second stationary sleeve arranged in the inner bore of the first sleeve and which for passage of the cutter shank comprises an inner bore arranged eccentrically to the middle axis of the second sleeve.

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Bretten, Germany

Eberhard Körner

Growing community of inventors

Bretten, Germany

Eberhard K&ouml;rner

Eberhard Körner