APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING BONE

摘要

A bone grafting and/or shaping instrument includes a handle portion (102), a collection chamber (104) and a blade (106). Features on the blade cooperate with features on the collection chamber to secure the blade to the collection chamber. A flexible or bendable joint (108) between the collection chamber (104) and the handle portion (102) allows the user to orient the cutting edge (114) of the blade in any desired position relative to the handle portion. Features and methods are provided to easily, rapidly and safely load and unload the blade from the handle without touching the blade with the fingers.