Bone graft forming guide

(54) BONE GRAFT FORMING GUIDE

(75) Inventors: Mahmoud F. Abdelgany, Bartonsville, PA (US); Stephen Noel, Sioux City, IA (US); Alan Yeadon, Ridgewood, NJ (US)

(73) Assignee: Stryker Spine (FR)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 977 days.

(21) Appl.No.: 10/645,235

(22) Filed: Aug. 21, 2003

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2004/0034362 Al Feb. 19, 2004

Related U.S. Application Data

(62) Division of application No. 09/742,923, filed on Dec. 21, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,648,894.

(51) Int. CI.

A61F 5/00 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 606/86 R; 600/36; 623/923

(58) Field of Classification Search 606/79 80

606/86, 87, 53, 86 R, 96-98; 83/687, 691 249/59, 102-104, 170; 425/295, 298, 317 623/923; 600/36 See application file for complete search history.

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A bone graft forming guide for providing a bone graft and a method of forming a bone graft. The guide includes a main body including a holder for holding a graft material and guide containing a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shaped of the bone graft. The forming guide may include a hole guide containing a plurality of hole guides arranged in a pattern generally corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft. The forming guide may further include a cutting guide containing a pattern corresponding to the desired shape of the bone graft.

27 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets

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