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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventor:
Arley Perez, III, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture tensioning device includes a first portion including a first inner surface having a first surface and a first beveled surface and another first portion including another first inner surface having another first surface and another first beveled surface. The first surface of the first inner surface and the another first surface of the another first inner surface contact. The first portion and the another first portion are connected to define a first handle. A first cleat is defined between the first beveled surface and the another first beveled surface.