COMPACTION PLIERS HAVING REMOVABLE CUTTING INSERTS

摘要

A bone graft compaction pliers with removable inserts defines a bone graft harvesting and deployment system applicable to a wide variety of bone graft sized for use with bone anchors such as those employed in ACL repair. Cannulated bone anchors for encouraging bone regrowth employ an anchor with a axial cannulated bore and a plurality of fenestrations surrounding the bore to facilitate bone regrowth. A variety of sizes of single use inserts corresponding to a bone graft shape, or diameter, engage a single compaction pliers for forming various sized bone grafts from a single tool. A transparent transfer tube and corresponding base receives the formed bone graft for length adjustment, and engages protrusions on the recipient bone anchor for aligning the transfer tube to the anchor for disposing the bone graft into the cannulated bore of the anchor.

主权项

1. A bone graft insertion device comprising:
a pair of pivotally coupled elongated handles, the handles having compressive jaws drawn together in a compressive engagement by closure of the handles; each of the compressive jaws having a receptacle for engaging an insert, the inserts each having a compressive face which together define a compression cavity when the respective compressive faces are brought together; and latches adjacent the compressive faces for detachable engagement with a plurality of inserts having different sized and shaped compressive faces.