Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1994-11-29
1997-03-18
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 74, 606103, 606104, A61B 1782
Patent
active
056118015
ABSTRACT:
Fixation of a bone fracture may be accomplished by screw driving a threaded pin into the bone, typically in a manner to cause the pin to advance across the fracture area of the bone. It is also common for a pair or more of said pins to be driven into the bone in the manner described above. The threaded pin or pins each may have a cable secured to the pin, extending outwardly from the proximal pin end. One then wraps the cable or cables around the bone to provide external securance for fixation of the bone fracture. A pair of cables used in this process may be secured together under tension by a crimp. Otherwise, a single, free cable end may be secured to a separate pin or other anchor as desired.
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Pioneer Laboratories, Inc.
Tucker Guy V.
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