TISSUE GRAFT CUTTING HAND TOOL

Abstract

The invention is a tissue graft cutting hand instrument used in mucogingival surgery or periodontal plastic surgery procedures performed in gingival treatment, for taking free gingival graft or connective tissue graft from the inner lateral surfaces of the palate, comprising a cutting head (1) and a handle (2) attached to the cutting head (1), which enables the cutting of tissue; the cutting head (1) has a body (1a) with an opening (1b) located at the bottom of the body (1a) and its lower and lateral edges sharply sharpened in the cutting direction; the cutting head (1) has a connecting socket (1c) located at the top of the body (1a) and primary circular teeth (1d) on the upper surface of the connecting socket (1c); the handle (2) has a hole (2a) at one end and secondary circular teeth (2b) positioned around the hole (2a); when the handle (2) is attached to the cutting head (1), the secondary circular teeth (2b) grip the primary circular teeth (1d) and the handle (2) grips the cutting head (1). a gear structure that prevents it from rotating,It includes a connecting element (3) that passes through the hole (2a), is tightened into the connection socket (1c), and fixes the cutting head (1) and the handle (2) in the desired angular position.