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, such that the cutting surfaces slant up and back from the point, the first and second cutting surfaces defining an aperture extending through the blade portion; anda top portion extending across the wide portion of the V-shape, the top portion having a handle side proximate the handle portion, the top portion having a front edge opposite the handle side, and the point of the blade portion extending away from the handle portion past the front edge of the top portion; and a spacer selectively positionable beneath the top portion to space the top portion from a work piece being cut by the first and second cutting surfaces.