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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Peter Marshall, Bolton, MA (US);
Dennis Hubbard, Lancaster, MA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Marshall, Bolton, MA (US);
Dennis Hubbard, Lancaster, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A graft ligament strand tensioner is provided. The tensioner includes a body, a pair of suture rails connected to the body and a handle pivotally connected to the body. Each suture rail comprises a grooved outer channel for receiving a suture loop and a central mandrel for receiving a suture loop. The handle is pivotally connected to the body such that the handle can be pivoted relative to a longitudinal axis of the body only when the handle is under tension.