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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Carlos E. Gil, Collierville, TN (US);
Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Carlos E. Gil, Collierville, TN (US);
Jeetendra Bharadwaj, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Othopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for trimming an osteochondral implant according to which a body member has a bore for receiving the graft and a cutting slot extending transverse to the bore for receiving a cutting blade. A mechanism adjusts the graft in the bore relative to the slot so that the graft can be cut to a predetermined length with the cutting blade in the slot.