An apparatus and method for harvesting lean meat from a poultry thigh in a processing line in which a carrier for a poultry leg is provided, wherein each carrier comprises a long leg of the poultry. The ankle joint of the poultry is arranged to hang and carry, and the long angle includes a poultry interstitial with a thighbone, a drumstick, and a knee joint, wherein the device comprises a long angle of the poultry It includes a cutter for cutting the and a scraper for dismantling the lean meat between the femur and the poultry, wherein the scraper of the device clamps the long angle of the poultry near the knee joint thereof, and the knee joint Is disposed so as to fix it in an appropriate position, and while the scraper clamps the long angle of the poultry, the cutter is arranged to apply a primary cut to the long angle of the poultry, the cutter being adjacent to the scraper, and the knee joint It is disposed so as to apply the primary cut below the knee joint at the height of the knuckle of the femur on the side of the side, and cuts the ligaments connecting the lean meat and the femur.
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