Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1998-04-30
2000-08-08
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 72, 606 69, A61B 1756
Patent
active
060995270
ABSTRACT:
A surgical cable system and method for securing surgical cable around a portion of a human element (e.g., bone) are described. The surgical cable system may include an eyelet. The eyelet may be configured to be positionable within a cable opening formed in a portion of the bone, such that the cable may pass through the eyelet when the cable is inserted into the cable opening. The eyelet may prevent the cable from contacting the bone portion proximate the cable opening, thus protecting the bone portion from damage due to, e.g., friction from motion of the cable against the bone portion. In an embodiment, the eyelet includes a single eyelet member. In an alternative embodiment, the eyelet includes an eyelet member and at least one endpiece connectable to the eyelet member. In an alternative embodiment, the eyelet includes two eyelet members. The two eyelet members may be configurable to form a fixable engagement.
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Hochschuler Stephen H.
Jones Robert J.
Buiz Michael
Shai Duphna
Spinal Concepts Inc.
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