Patent ID: 9707025
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A cable tensioner for applying tension to a cable relative to a plate or cable securing structure, said cable tensioner comprising: a) a tube having a proximal end and a distal end; b) a gearbox coupled to said proximal end of said tube, said gearbox including, a worm screw, a drive gear in engagement with said worm screw, and a cable pulley rotationally fixed to said drive gear and rotatable about a pulley axis, said cable pulley including structure to engage the cable, a cable passage being defined transverse to said pulley axis, wherein when the cable is placed through said tube, over said pulley, and through said cable passage, and said tube is advanced over the cable such that said distal end of said tube is contacted against the plate or the cable securing structure with which the cable is used, rotation of said drive gear operates to pull the cable into tension; and c) a cable tension lock removably engaged to the gearbox, the cable tension lock configured to lock and unlock an applied tension on the cable, wherein said gearbox is removable relative to said cable tension lock while said cable tension lock holds an applied tension on the cable.