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Patent US8128635 - Bone fixation tensioning tool and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA tensioning tool and method for tensioning a conformable ligature of a bone fixing system are disclosed. The ends of a conformable ligature can be passed around bones, bone grafts, tendons, plates, rods, fasteners, or other anatomical or implanted structures, and the like to form a loop. Another portion...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8128635?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8128635 - Bone fixation tensioning tool and methodPublication numberUS8128635 B2Publication typeGrantApplication number11/877,160Publication date6 Mar 2012Filing date23 Oct 2007Priority date23 Oct 2007Also published asUS20090105715US20120143207US20120239053US20120239054InventorsKarl Pierre BelliardMarion Jeanne Sophie DelclaudJean-Luc Albert Paul JouveGilles Larroque-LahitetteOriginal AssigneeZimmer Spine S.A.S.U.S. Classification606/103International ClassificationA61B17/70Cooperative ClassificationA61B17/707A61B17/8869A61B17/7001A61B17/7053European ClassificationA61B17/70P10A61B17/88LA61B17/70EReferencesPatent Citations (103)Non-Patent Citations (52)External LinksUSPTOUSPTO AssignmentEspacenetBone fixation tensioning tool and methodUS 8128635 B2Abstract A tensioning tool and method for tensioning a conformable ligature of a bone fixing system are disclosed. The ends of a conformable ligature can be passed around bones, bone grafts, tendons, plates, rods, fasteners, or other anatomical or implanted structures, and the like to form a loop. Another portion of the conformable ligature can be coupled to a tensioning tool. The tensioning tool can include a first portion and a second portion in threaded engagement with each other. Rotation of one portion relative to the other can cause tensioning of the conformable ligature through translation of a tensioning member.
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