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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Harry Wotton, III, E. Brookfield, MA (US);
Securos, Inc., Charlton, MA (US);
Abstract
A cranial cruciate ligament stabilization system comprises of a surgical tensioning device that applies accurate and precise tension to the suture, a surgical implant crimp clamp when crimped secures the suture and a crimping device that accurately and precisely crimps the surgical crimp clamp. The tensioning device is placed over the suture once the crimp clamps are positioned. The surgeon than squeezes the handle that will in turn open the distal tips., therefore, applying tension to the suture. The tensioning device, having a ratcheting mechanism, allows for the surgeon to test for the appropriate tension through out the tensioning process. Once the desired tension is achieved the surgeon will crimp the primary or center crimp clamp, which is already in place, using the crimping device. The crimp clamp has physical and mechanical properties that ensures that it can be crimped simply and hold it's deformed state once it is crimped. The crimping device has specific geometry within each of its jaws. The geometry ensures that the crimping device will crimp the crimp clamp the exact amount so not to over crimp the crimp clamp and break the suture nor under crimp the crimp clamp allowing the suture to slip within the crimp clamp.