BONE FRAGMENT COLLECTOR AND PROCESSOR

A device for collecting and processing bone fragments comprises a housing having a distal end and a proximal end, a filter element at least partially disposed within said housing, said filter element having a first end, a second end, with said first end positioned closer to said distal end of said housing than said second end, and a piston comprising an attachment element and moveably disposed within said filter element and movable between a first and a second position, an inlet cap releasably coupled to said distal end of said housing and/or said first end of said filter element, an outlet cap releasably coupled to said proximal end of said housing, and a plunger configured to be releasably coupled to said piston to move said piston between said first and second positions. Said housing further comprises an outer wall having an inner surface extending between said distal end and said proximal end. Said filter element further has a sidewall joining said first end and said second end. Said sidewall defines an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface. Said sidewall has a plurality of apertures therein. Said inner peripheral surface of said sidewall at least partially define a collection chamber for said collection of a composition comprising bone fragments. Said outer peripheral surface of said sidewall and said inner surface of said outer wall are spaced apart from one another to define an exterior radial volume. Said piston at least partially defines said collection chamber in said first position. Said inlet cap includes an intake port configured to be coupled to a surgical tool and receive said composition comprising bone fragments. Said outlet cap includes a vacuum port configured to be coupled to a vacuum source. Said plunger comprises a corresponding attachment element, a press pad, and a tapered body extending therebetween, wherein said body is tapered such that a diameter of said body increases as said body extends from said corresponding attachment element towards said press pad, wherein upon removal of said inlet cap and said outlet cap, said plunger can be coupled to said piston, and force can be applied to said piston to move said piston from said first position to said second position to discharge composition from said filter element.