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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2006
Miguelangelo J. Perez-cruet, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
John A. Miller, Bloomfield Village, MI (US);
Miguelangelo J. Perez-Cruet, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
John A. Miller, Bloomfield Village, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A collection device for collecting bone material during a spinal fusion surgical procedure so that the bone material can later be used as a graft material for the fusion procedure. The device includes a container that collects the bone and other material that is removed from the patient during the surgical procedure through a suction hose. The device includes a plunger having a filter plate sealed to the inside of the container. The plunger is pushed down into the collected material in the container so that blood and other liquids are forced through the plate to be separated from the bone material. A cover at the bottom of the container can be removed to remove the collected bone material.