Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Lord Corporation

Jonathan James Chukinas

John P Smid

Gregg Cune

A crimping tool for crimping a crimp onto a cable includes a crimping unit, a housing unit, and a tensioning unit. The crimping unit includes an inner crimping tube having a distal end configured to receive the cable; and an outer crimping tube mounted around the inner crimping tube. The housing unit is configured to receive the outer crimping tube, and includes a housing having an open lower portion; a trigger-handle; and a first hinge connecting the trigger-handle to the housing. The tensioning unit is mounted to the housing, and is configured to apply tension to the cable. The trigger-handle releasably engages the open lower portion of the housing by rotation about the first hinge; and the outer crimping tube is configured to move in an axial direction relative to the inner crimping tube to crimp the cable when actuated by the trigger-handle.

Tool for crimping orthopedic cable

Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing an isolating mule shoe having an integrated axial isolator coupled to a landing sleeve of a drill string at an upper end of the axial isolator. The axial isolator includes an elastomeric component that is coupled between a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component are configured to displace axially with respect to one another as a result of a force imparted upon the landing sleeve to provide vibration control.

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West Chester, PA, United States of America

Jonathan James Chukinas