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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Jordan A. Hoof, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Jordan A. Hoof, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Cayenne Medical, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adjustable, stand-alone tensioning system requires no additional fixturing, weights, or bone surface modification, and allows a single practitioner to provide an adjustable and repeatable tension to a soft tissue graft, and to install the final fixation implant. Its design facilitates introduction of the suture component of the graft into the tensioning process by simplifying retention of the suture. An even, regulated and reproducible tension is easily achieved without requiring the practitioner to manually pull on the suture strands to maintain graft tension.