Depuy Mitek, Inc.

Robert K Breech, Ii

Richard F Wenstrom, Jr

A tunnel notcher and guidewire delivery device is provided for creating a notch and positioning a guidewire within a bone tunnel. In general, the device includes an elongate member having proximal and distal ends with an inner lumen extending therebetween that is adapted to receive a guidewire. The device also includes a cutting element disposed on a distal portion of the elongate member that is adapted to remove bone within an opening of a bone tunnel. In use, the devicecan be at least partially positioned within a bone tunnel containing a bone plug, and it can be manipulated to form a notch within or adjacent to an opening of the bone tunnel using the cutting element. The deviceis also effective to deliver a guidewireto the bone tunnel at a location adjacent to the notch.

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Raynham, MA, United States of America

Robert K Breech, Ii