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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Mickiewicz, Bridgewater, MA (US);
John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7083 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 17/701 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for tensioning a tether. In one embodiment, a tether tensioning device is provided and includes an elongate shaft adapted to be positioned adjacent to a bone anchor implanted in bone, and a tensioning mechanism pivotally associated with the elongate shaft and adapted to couple to a tether seated across the bone anchor and to pivot relative to the elongate shaft to apply a tensioning force to the tether.