Term #1,991
harvesting guide or harvester
Claim Term
harvesting guide or harvester
Origin matter
Patient Specific harvesting guide
Reference Case 1
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Date Added
2/17/23
Created
2/17/23, 6:38 PM
Modified
2/14/24, 11:58 AM
Full Desc
“Harvesting guide”, “Graft harvesting guide”, or “Harvester” refers to an instrument designed, engineered, and/or fabricated for facilitating removal of an autograft, allograft, and/or xenograft from a harvesting site. In one aspect, a harvesting guide is unique to a single patient and may include features unique to the patient such as a surface contour, bone engagement surface, resection guides for resecting a graft of a size, shape, configuration, and/or orientation unique to the needs of a single patient, or other features. In one aspect, a harvesting guide includes one or more patient-specific features and/or aspects designed, engineered, and/or fabricated for harvesting a graft for a specific surgical procedure for a specific patient. Alternatively, the harvesting guide may not be patient-specific.