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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Panther Orthopedics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kathryn A. Stecco, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Hunt, Englewood, CO (US);
Frank P. Becking, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
PANTHER ORTHOPEDICS, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/683 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/844 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0461 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0618 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of use for bone and joint stabilization devices are described in which the devices are tensioned after anchoring during a medical procedure and remain active in maintaining axial tension for continued compression of the subject anatomy.