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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
David B. Spenciner, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Abstract
Instruments and methods for harvesting a tissue structure such that a tendon graft are provided. In general, the surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft and an end effector pivotally coupled to a distal end thereof. The end effector defines a tissue seating passage configured to seat therethrough a portion of the tendon when the end effector is in use. The end effector is configured to be manipulated such that either its first or second end is positioned as a leading end. A method for using the end effector to harvest a tendon includes using the end effector to strip and cut the tendon at one end thereof when the first end of the end effector is a leading end, manipulating the end effector such that its second end becomes the leading end, and using the end effector to strip and cut the tendon at another, opposite end thereof.