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Abstract

An apparatus for making a collagen fiber sheet from a graft of any of a tendon, ligament or fascia, the graft having an outer layer of tissue surrounding a plurality of fiber bundles, each of the plurality of fiber bundles having a first diameter. The apparatus can include a surface having an opening extending therethrough, a blade coupled to the surface proximate to the opening and extending a predetermined height above the surface, and a graft retaining system configured to direct the graft toward the blade while rotating the graft about a longitudinal axis thereof during a cutting operation, wherein the graft retaining system is configured to direct the collagen fiber sheet produced by the cutting operation through the opening.

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First Claim