Quadriceps tendon stripper

摘要

A cutting implement includes a V-shaped blade portion that defines an aperture through which a quadriceps tendon may pass as a doctor harvests the tendon through a minimally invasive procedure.

主权项

1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a handle portion; and a blade portion joined to the handle portion, the blade portion comprising:
a first cutting surface;a second cutting surface joined to the first cutting surface to form a V-shape having a point and a wide portion, the first and second cutting surfaces defining an aperture extending through the blade portion, wherein the first and second cutting surfaces are configured to cut a quadriceps tendon and in so doing, pass a cut portion of the quadriceps tendon through the aperture;wherein the first and second cutting surfaces are arranged such that the first and second cutting surfaces slant up and back from the point; anda top portion extending across the wide portion of the V-shape, the top portion comprising:
a handle side proximate the handle portion,a front edge opposite the handle side, andthe point of the blade portion extends away from the handle portion past the front edge of the top portion.