Surgical fastener assembly and method for bone fracture fixation

Details Surgical fastener assembly and method for bone fracture fixation Surgical fastener assembly and method for bone fracture fixation

1997-02-13

1998-09-22

Tucker, Guy V.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 74, 606103, A61B 1782

Patent

active

058108246

ABSTRACT:
A surgical fastener assembly for use in bone fracture fixation comprises an adapter, a surgical cable, a compression plate, and a crimp device, the adapter having a head portion having a bore extending therethrough adapted to receive the surgical cable, and a protrusion extending from an underside of the head portion and centrally of the head portion and adapted for insertion into a recess in the compression plate, the crimp device being deformable upon the cable to hold the cable in place around bone portions.

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