Patent ID: 8500739
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A securing device configured to secure a fixation device having an elongated section, the securing device comprising: a first handle and a second handle that is pivotably attached to the first handle, the first and second handles each defining a distal end and a proximal end spaced from the respective distal end in a proximal direction; a cutting blade, affixed at the distal end of the second handle, the cutting blade configured to cut the elongated section of the fixation device as the first and second handles are further brought together, wherein the distal end of the second handle is disposed closer to the cutting blade than the proximal end of the second handle; a gripping member moveably connected to the second handle, the gripping member includes a plate that defines a slot configured to receive the elongated section of the fixation device, the gripping member configured to grip the elongated section of the fixation device in a secure manner; and a tensioning element configured to exert a force acting in the proximal direction on the gripping member, where the tensioning element biases the gripping member to move in the proximal direction along the second handle such that the plate rotates and secures the elongated section of the fixation device in the slot as the gripping member moves in the proximal direction so as to induce tension in the elongated section of the fixation device as the first and second handles are brought together in a first motion.