Patent ID: 8579901
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical tensioning device for holding separated tissues in contact with one another, the device comprising: a frame, said frame having two opposing first and second sides, a lower surface, and an upper surface; a band for extending around the separated tissues to be held together in conjunction with said frame; said band having a first end attached to the first side of said frame and a second end that is releasably securable to the second side of said frame, wherein, when the second end is secured to said second side of said frame, said band establishes a path of tension along its length that extends linearly between the two ends of the band; and a bar moveably attached to the second side of said frame via a bar attachment, said bar and attachment being adapted to hold tension by pinching said second band end between said bar and second frame side, said bar attachment comprising a plurality of attachment straps connecting the bar to the second side of the frame, wherein the attachment straps are constructed to yield to slight pressure of a level applied when tensioning the band in order to move and hold the bar in a desired orientation to clamp the band in place.