Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1999-02-02
2000-07-11
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 74, A61B 1758
Patent
active
060865903
ABSTRACT:
A connector for securing surgical cable or wire to an implantable surgical rod or the like. The connector comprises a connector body having an open space for receiving the surgical rod or similar support device. The body carries a lock member for firmly affixing the connector and the rod together in a desired position along the rod. Typically, the lock member is a set screw. The connector also has a retention member carried on the connector in a rotatable manner. The retention member, typically in ring form, defines at least one bore extending there through for receiving the cable or wire, and retaining it in a desired position relative to the rod. Thus, tension can be placed upon broken bones or the like from a desired, controllable direction and with a desired magnitude of tension.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5380326 (1995-01-01), Lin
Korhonen Francis J.
Margulies Joseph Y.
Songer Matthew N.
Buiz Michael
Ellis Garrettson
Gerstman George H.
Pioneer Laboratories, Inc.
Woo Julian W.
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