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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
David F Miller, Eads, TN (US);
Leroy C Bayliss, Sherwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Danek Medical, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 86 ; 606103 ;
Abstract
This is an instrument for applying tension to a metal surgical cable used in certain surgical procedures. The cable tensioner has a ratchet feature which has the ability to steadily increase the tension in the cable. Also included is a scale incorporated into the cable tensioner so that the tension in the cable is directly measured and indicated at all times. Finally, the cable tensioner is ergonomically designed into an elongated cylindrical shape to easily fit in the cupped hand of a surgeon.
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US5312410A; CA2150543A1; WO9413229A1; MX9307693A; AU5846794A; CN1090160A; ZA939033B; AR247812A1; FI952761A7; FI952761L; NO952226D0; EP0671897A1; KR950703904A; JPH08504119A; EP0671897A4; AU676532B2; AU2485197A; TW314764U; AU687707B2; BR9307597A;