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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Tensyn Medical, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Nicholas Graham Da Silva, Cape Town, ZA;
Russell W. Wade, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Tensyn Medical, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An implant system for providing stabilized fixation of tissue includes a button having a slot, a band threaded through the slot, and a lock including a member having a slot for receiving an end of the band and a movable member for clamping the band in place. The movable member is movable between an open position and a locking position. The lock is a plug assembly which includes a flange. The slot is disposed in the flange. The movable member may be a cap which is movable between clamping and non-clamping orientations relative to the flange, or it may be a screw wherein a portion of the screw performs the clamping function. The flange is a portion of a plug, which plug further includes a boss extending from one side of the flange.