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US09149295B1 Methods and apparatuses for shaping cartilage for tympanoplasty
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用于塑造用于鼓室成形术的软骨的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatuses for shaping cartilage for tympanoplasty
- Patent Title (中): 用于塑造用于鼓室成形术的软骨的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13716596Application Date: 2012-12-17
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Publication No.: US09149295B1Publication Date: 2015-10-06
- Inventor: Kenneth G. Condon
- Applicant: Kenneth G. Condon
- Agency: Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/295

Abstract:
A system that harvests cartilage, trims the thickness of the cartilage and shapes the cartilage for reconstruction of the tympanic membrane. The system includes a punch and a template. Punch can include a handle and a plurality of interchangeable cutters having differently shaped cutting portions and a first cutting portion harvests cartilage. Template includes top template and bottom template between which harvested cartilage can be captured to trim the cartilage to a desired thickness. The punch can then be fitted with a second cutter having a desired shape, which is inserted through a pass through recess one of the templates to contact the cartilage to punch out the desired shape in the cartilage.
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