Charles R. Combs
Medical Practice in Lexington, KY
License number
Kentucky 15480
Issued Date
Jul 1, 1970
Expiration Date
Feb 28, 2009
Category
Orthopaedic Surgery
Type
Private Practice
Address
Address
No Address Available, Lexington, KY 40502
Education
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, 1969
Personal information
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Address
Phone
553 W Crocus Dr, Radcliff, KY 40160
532 General Cruft Dr, Richmond, KY 40475
623 Ky Highway 28, Hazard, KY 41701
626 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508
581 Highway 498, Beattyville, KY 41311
Professional information
Independent Automotive Professional
Location:
Lexington, Kentucky Area
Industry:
Automotive
Education:
Eastern Kentucky University 1963 - 1966
BA, MA.+30, Health, PE, Driver Educ, School Admin.
BA, MA.+30, Health, PE, Driver Educ, School Admin.
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Location:
Lexington, Kentucky Area
Industry:
Internet
Apparatus And Method For Harvesting A Tendon Graft
US Patent:
5522827, Jun 4, 1996
Filed:
Apr 22, 1994
Appl. No.:
8/232547
Inventors:
Charles R. Combs - Lexington KY
Kevin S. Cook - Winona Lake IN
Charles D. Persons - Columbia City IN
Kevin S. Cook - Winona Lake IN
Charles D. Persons - Columbia City IN
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61B 1900
US Classification:
606167
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for harvesting a tendon graft beneath the overlying tissues through a remote incision which exposes only a portion of the donor tendon from which the graft will be harvested. The apparatus or tendon harvester 10 includes an elongated tubular shaft 20 connected to a cylindrical handle 30 and a length of flexible cutting wire or cable 12. A needle 16 is connected to one end of the cable 12 which extends from the distal end of the shaft 20. The needle end of the cable 12 is affixed to the distal end of the shaft 20 to form a cable loop for slitting the tendon 4. The method using the harvester 10 includes: making an incision to expose only a portion of said donor tendon at the proximal end of the tendon graft to be harvested; slitting or stripping said donor tendon longitudinally to form the tendon graft by passing the cable loop laterally through or around the donor tendon and the moving the cable loop along the donor tendon beneath the overlying tissue; and severing said tendon graft at its distal end beneath the overlying tissue by closing the cable loop.