Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1992-01-29
1993-05-25
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Truss
Pad
606 90, 606 99, 7386223, A61B 5103
Patent
active
052131122
ABSTRACT:
A tension meter for measuring the degree of tension between bones has a grip portion, a tension meter body mounted to the grip portion, and a torque setting device rotatably connected through a torque shaft to the tension meter body. The tension meter body includes a body portion, a fixed arm extending from one end of the body portion, and a movable arm mounted on the body portion so as to be movable away therefrom. The movable arm is located in opposed relationship to the fixed arm. The movable arm is provided with a gear portion meshing the torque shaft. The torque setting device is provided with a torque limiter for limiting relative displacement of the movable arm in relation to the fixed arm according to a force to be applied between the fixed arm and the movable arm. Use of the tension meter produces quantitative data which makes it possible to carry out surgical operations with reproducible results because they do not rely only upon the surgeon's senses.
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Niwa Shigeo
Sakakibara Mineo
Akers Lawrence C.
Augustin Raymond W.
Hindenburg Max
Pfizer Hospital Products Group Inc.
Richardson Peter C.
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