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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Anthony D. Zannis, Ft Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas S. Camino, Warsaw, IN (US);
John W. Kemppainen, Richland, MI (US);
Herbert E. Schwartz, Ft Wayne, IN (US);
Danny E. Mcadams, Warsaw, IN (US);
Anthony D. Zannis, Ft Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas S. Camino, Warsaw, IN (US);
John W. Kemppainen, Richland, MI (US);
Herbert E. Schwartz, Ft Wayne, IN (US);
Danny E. McAdams, Warsaw, IN (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument has an elongate guide member and a reciprocable member. The elongate guide member provides a protected path of travel for an implant from outside the body to a position near a damaged tissue site. The reciprocable member is movable along the elongate guide member to push the implant along its path of travel. The reciprocable member can include an implant carrier. The implant can be an orthopaedic implant for repair or regeneration of soft tissue at a damaged joint site. The implant can be larger than the transverse dimension of the elongate guide member and folded or rolled to fit within the elongate guide member. Use of this instrument protects the implant from damage as it is delivered to the damaged joint site. The invention also includes a surgical method for delivering an implant to a damaged tissue site.