Surgical cable providing visual indication of tension

Details Surgical cable providing visual indication of tension Surgical cable providing visual indication of tension

2006-09-29

2011-10-25

Barrett, Thomas C. (Department: 3775)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture or ligature

C606S139000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08043332

ABSTRACT:
A cable in accordance with the invention includes at least one core filament having a visually distinctive appearance; and a jacket, wrapped around at least a portion of said core filament. The jacket is adapted to change its opacity in response to tensile stress, thereby modulating the visibility of the core filament in relation to such stress. As a result, the overall appearance of the cable responds to stress, by changing at least one of chroma, hue, or value (visual appearance) quantifiably in response to tension.

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