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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Matthew Songer, Marquette, MI (US);
Francis Korhonen, Negaunee, MI (US);
Jeffrey Mosteller, Skandia, MI (US);
Wesley Leland Hanna, Marquette, MI (US);
Branden Wainio, Negaunee, MI (US);
Jeffrey Vlahos, Marquette, MI (US);
Jason Sandstrom, Marquette, MI (US);
Robert Kinney, Marquette, MI (US);
Matthew Songer, Marquette, MI (US);
Francis Korhonen, Negaunee, MI (US);
Jeffrey Mosteller, Skandia, MI (US);
Wesley Leland Hanna, Marquette, MI (US);
Branden Wainio, Negaunee, MI (US);
Jeffrey Vlahos, Marquette, MI (US);
Jason Sandstrom, Marquette, MI (US);
Robert Kinney, Marquette, MI (US);
J. M. LONGYEAR MANUFACTURING LLC, Marquette, MI (US);
Abstract
Various forms of a cable fixation device, instrumentation, kit, and methods useful for repairing the skeletal system are introduced. The system utilizes a clamp housing fixing a head end of a surgical cable therein. In an operative configuration the cable is looped around a damaged bone segment and reentered through a lock aperture in the clamp housing then through a multi-part collet and lock cap residing within a lock aperture. The cable loop and each aforementioned component comprise a central axis aligned within a single plane. A sliding interface situated between the lock cap and collet prevent twisting of the surgical cable. The locking mechanism is non-destructive to the cable despite repeated unlocking and relocking of the fixation device. The axis for tensioning of the cable is coincident with the locking axis. A cerclage inserter instrument is disclosed.