Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-28
2011-10-04
Robert, Eduardo C (Department: 3733)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S074000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08029513
ABSTRACT:
A bone-tying cable tightening device with improved easiness of handling of is disclosed. The device comprises a grip portion, a rod-like member extending forward, a knot supporter at the tip, a cable holder to grip and hold the tow arms together, and a sliding block mounted around the rod-like member and connected to a puller and an operation lever to drive the puller. The knot supporter supports two arms that can be hooked away from each other and laterally above the rod-like member, the cable holder is made up of a longitudinal through groove a locking recess which extends, at the end of the through groove, and a backward biased locking member which is provided movably back and forth behind the locking recess on the upper side of the sliding block made so that its forward movement is blocked when it fits in the locking recess.
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Hitomi Yasuyuki
Konno Tomeo
Kudo Shinetsu
Yamaguchi Noritoshi
Alfresa Pharma Corporation
Hammond Ellen C
Millen White Zelano & Branigan P.C.
Robert Eduardo C
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