Cerclage system

Details Cerclage system Cerclage system

1998-08-24

1999-11-30

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606103, A61B 1756

Patent

active

059934522

ABSTRACT:
A cerclage system for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a patient's body is provided. In a preferred embodiment the cerclage system includes a band formed to encircle the bone. Typically the band will be fabricated from a material having a high tensile strength such as a metal wire. A jacket supports the band in a spaced relationship from the bone. The jacket is resorbed by the patient's body.

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