Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Graft placement system and method
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Application No.: US14753418Application Date: 2015-06-29
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Publication No.: US10172627B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Daniel Haberman , Stephen A. Santangelo , Nikhil N. Verma
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agent Norman F. Hainer, Jr.
- Main IPC: A61B17/16
- IPC: A61B17/16 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/28 ; A61F2/28 ; A61B17/88

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include a system and method for coupling a graft to a bone. A graft preparation tool may be used to place one or more holes in a graft and an offset measurement tool may be used to determine the distance of the one or more holes from an edge of the graft to be aligned with a portion of the bone. One or more complementary holes may then be created in the bone and fasteners applied through the holes to couple the graft to the bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160374694A1 GRAFT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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