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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr., Raynham, MA (US);
Robert K. Breech, Ii, Raynham, MA (US);
Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr., Raynham, MA (US);
Robert K. Breech, II, Raynham, MA (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A tunnel notcher and guidewire delivery device is provided for creating a notch and positioning a guidewire within a bone tunnel. In general, the device includes an elongate member having proximal and distal ends with an inner lumen extending therebetween that is adapted to receive a guidewire. The device also includes a cutting element disposed on a distal portion of the elongate member that is adapted to remove bone within an opening of a bone tunnel. In use, the devicecan be at least partially positioned within a bone tunnel containing a bone plug, and it can be manipulated to form a notch within or adjacent to an opening of the bone tunnel using the cutting element. The deviceis also effective to deliver a guidewireto the bone tunnel at a location adjacent to the notch.