Patent ID: 8540734
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A suture management device for use during an orthopedic procedure comprising: a first body, a center portion and a second body wherein said first body and said second body are each connected to said center portion such that the first and second bodies are symmetric about the center portion and wherein the first body extends away from the center portion longitudinally in a first direction and the second body extends away from the center portion longitudinally in a second direction directly opposed to said first direction, the center portion being C-shaped, each of the first and second bodies further comprising: a surface disposed on the first and second bodies and structured for resting portions of a patient's body for stabilizing the suture management device relative to a procedural site within the patient's body; a structure accommodating a length of suture; and a tensioning apparatus comprising a suture tensioning spring; wherein the tensioning apparatuses of each of the first and second bodies are disposed, respectively, on each of the first and second bodies, so that the respective suture tensioning springs of each suture tensioning apparatus are aligned longitudinally with one another.