Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for tensioning a suture
- Patent Title (中): 用于张紧缝合线的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13295126Application Date: 2011-11-14
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Publication No.: US09271713B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Gregory J. Denham , Kevin T. Stone , Michael A. Wack
- Applicant: Gregory J. Denham , Kevin T. Stone , Michael A. Wack
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC
- Current Assignee: BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/82 ; A61B17/84 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/68 ; A61B17/80 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
An apparatus can include a tensioning member having a body defining a first bone engaging surface, a second opposite suture receiving surface, and an outer perimeter. First and second suture attachment members can be positioned relative to the second surface and spaced apart from each other, and can be configured to be coupled to a suture. First and second suture engaging members can extend from the second surface and can be positioned in spaced relation to the first and second suture attachment members. Rotation of the tensioning member in a first direction can selectively engage the first and second suture receiving members with the suture, thereby forming a non-linear path of travel of the suture relative to the first and second suture attachment members and suture engaging members and increasing the tension in the suture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120059418A1 Method and Apparatus for Tensioning a Suture Public/Granted day:2012-03-08
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