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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Brian Hsu, Greenwich, AU;
Greg Mundis, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Burt Yaszay, San Diego, CA (US);
Suken Shah, Wilmington, DE (US);
Behrooz Akbarnia, La Jolla, CA (US);
Catherine Ross, Arlington, VA (US);
Brian Kunes, Arlington, VA (US);
Brandon Moore, Summit Point, WV (US);
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a body, a securement arm, a clamp lock, and a tensioning assembly. The body defines a longitudinal axis and has proximal and distal portions. The distal portion defines a recess. The securement arm is coupled to the body and translatable along the body in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis between first and second position. The clamp lock is pivotally coupled to the distal portion of the body. The clamp lock is pivotable between secured and unsecured configurations. The tensioning assembly translatable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis between proximal and distal position. The tensioning assembly configured to draw a flexible band to tension the flexible band about a bony element.