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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2004
Hugh S. West, Jr., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
John R. West, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark Dallara, Tampa, FL (US);
Jeff Bennett, Pottstown, PA (US);
Hugh S. West, Jr., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
John R. West, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark Dallara, Tampa, FL (US);
Jeff Bennett, Pottstown, PA (US);
HS West Investments, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Suture separation and organization devices for use in a tissue graft tensioning system. The inventive devices help to separate and organize a plurality of suture strands that extend away from a bone tunnel of a patient's leg during joint repair surgery (e.g., while repairing or replacing the anterior cruciate ligament ('ACL')). The suture separation and organization device may comprise one or more elongate bodies, or a one-piece body, comprising a plurality of suture retention recesses or protrusions disposed on a perimeter of a body. The suture separation and organization device also includes recesses or passages adapted to receive corresponding posts of a graft tensioning device. In this way, the suture separation and organization device can be removably attached to the graft tensioning device.