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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Mark A. Bryant, Auburn, IN (US);
Richard A. Lane, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Bryant, Auburn, IN (US);
Richard A. Lane, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Marquette, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8869 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable tensioning apparatus and method are provided for positioning and tensioning a surgical cable to skeletal tissue or to implants. The invention is most applicable for securing surgical cable and/or orthopedic implants to bone in orthopedic surgery. A linearly translated drive rod attached to cable is driven by a friction drive to create tension on the surgical cable.