Device for removing bone grafts

Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a device for removing bone grafts comprised of: A) a cutting tool (16) with a longitudinal axis (2), a cutting head (1) and a longitudinal shaft (8) attached to the cutting head (1) and concentrically disposed in relation to the longitudinal axis (2); B) driving means (14) provided with a handle (37) and C) a vacuum container (17) that can be connected to the shaft (8), wherein D) the cutting tool (16) has a continuos bore (10) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis (2) and the cutting head (1) has at least one through hole (7) so that the bone grafts cut by the cutting head (1) can be conveyed through the bore (10) and E) the bone grafts can also be conveyed through the bore (10) from the cutting head (1) into the container (17) by means of the vacuum in said container (17) during cutting and removal of the bone grafts, wherein F) the cutting tool (16), the container (17) and the driving means (14) are connected to a device that can be freely moved manually by means of the handle (37).

Inventors

• 👤 Béatrice STEINER
• 👤 Markus Hehli
• 👤 Max Aebi
• 👤 Thomas Steffen

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