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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Anton J. Steiner, Warton, NJ (US);
David I. Knight, Perth Amboy, NJ (US);
Paul J. Mulhauser, New York, NY (US);
Karl D. Kirk, Iii, New York, NY (US);
Richard J. Cosenza, Island Park, NY (US);
Gregory C. Fanelli, Danville, PA (US);
Anton J. Steiner, Warton, NJ (US);
David I. Knight, Perth Amboy, NJ (US);
Paul J. Mulhauser, New York, NY (US);
Karl D. Kirk, III, New York, NY (US);
Richard J. Cosenza, Island Park, NY (US);
Gregory C. Fanelli, Danville, PA (US);
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed toward a surgical kit having component parts capable of use in excising a cartilage defect site on a patient to prepare the same for receipt of an implant plug, the kit comprising a cylindrical gauge with a central bore used to measure the defect area, a guide rod adapted to be driven through the gauge tube into the center of said defect area and a cartilage cutting assembly adapted to be mounted over the guide rod and used for excising the defect area and cutting a cylindrical bore into the defect area. The method for use of the kit comprises the steps of: marking the defect area to be cut; placing a guide rod into the center defect area and driving the same to a predetermined distance to secure the same in the defect area and placing a drill bit over the guide rod and rotating the drill bit to cut a cylindrical blind bore removing the cartilage defect.