Corrugated osteotome blade and method of severing bones and other anatomical structures

摘要

A corrugated blade is utilized to form corrugated patterns in ends of a severed bone. The corrugated patterns enable the severed bone sections to be coupled in a mated fashion, thereby providing increased contact area between the bone sections and enhanced stability to promote healing. Further, the corrugated patterns may be offset when coupling the severed bone sections together in order to adjust the bone length and/or orientation to correct a deformity. The corrugated blade may be configured in various fashions (e.g., left or right curve, curved upward or downward, arcuate, etc.) to facilitate manipulation of severed sections into a desired position or orientation. The corrugated blade may be attached to an osteotome handle for manual use, or may be adapted to engage a power tool or saw to sever the bone. Moreover, the corrugated blades may be utilized for other anatomical structures (e.g., veins, arteries, soft tissue, bowels, etc.) to provide a mated fit between severed sections and promote healing as described above. The corrugated blade may further be configured in the form of a bone staple and inserted into bone sections to enhance the connection between those sections. The staple includes perforations to permit the staple to remain within the bone, and various openings to permit the bone to grow through the holes to reinforce the connection.