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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Little Engine, Llc, Belmont, NC (US);
Inventors:
J. Dean Cole, Orlando, FL (US);
Franz W. Kellar, Gastonia, NC (US);
Michael D. Bissette, Belmont, NC (US);
Franz Austen Kellar, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
Little Engine, LLC, Belmont, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0268 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02);
Abstract
A knee gap tensioning apparatus includes: a gap tensioner including: a baseplate; a top plate; a linkage interconnecting the baseplate and the top plate and operable to move the gap tensioner between retracted and extended positions; and wherein the top plate is pivotally connected to the linkage so as to be able to freely pivot about a pivot axis.