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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Aaron M. Call, Mesa, AZ (US);
Edward I. Mcnamara, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Christopher C. Lee, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Dennis M. Goodine, Dracut, MA (US);
Megan E. Holmes, Nashua, NH (US);
Aaron M. Call, Mesa, AZ (US);
Edward I. McNamara, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Christopher C. Lee, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Dennis M. Goodine, Dracut, MA (US);
Megan E. Holmes, Nashua, NH (US);
MITRALIGN, INC., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Abstract
A locker for securing one or more tensioning members and a method of using the same is described. The locker includes a locker body having a passageway through which tensioning members extend. A movable member is coupled to the locker body and traverses the passageway. The movable member is movable between a latent position within the passageway in which the one or more tensioning members are movable relative to the locker body and an activated position within the passageway in which the one or more tensioning members are locked relative to the locker body. A hub surrounds the locker body such that the locker body is retractable with respect to the hub. Retraction of the locker body causes the movable member to move distally from the first position to the second position.