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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Heckele, Knittlingen, DE;
Eberhard Körner, Bretten, DE;
Martin Seebach, Oberderdingen, DE;
Jürgen Göbel, Östringen, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 ;
Abstract
The device for conditioning an organic ligament to be implanted, in particular a ligament as a cruciate ligament replacement, is equipped with first and second receiving elements for receiving and tensioning the ligament at two spaced locations. The first receiving elements is connected to means for the periodic translatory adjustment of the first receiving element with respect to the ligament.