Bone plate having a connector and a connector for a surgical loop
First Claim
1. An apparatus for securing bone portions, the apparatus comprising:
- a surgical cable having an effective outer diameter and including a plurality of elongate elements; and
a connector comprising;
a body;
a deformable sleeve associated with the body and having a through opening for receiving the surgical cable, the through opening having a non-deformed configuration wherein the through opening has an initial inner diameter smaller than the effective outer diameter of the surgical cable to compress the elements of the surgical cable together with the surgical cable extending in the sleeve through opening; and
an actuator connected to the body and operable to deform the sleeve and further compress the compressed elements of the surgical cable therein to secure the surgical cable relative to the body.
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for securing bone portions is provided that includes a surgical cable having a plurality of elongate elements and a connector. The connector includes a body and a deformable sleeve associated with the body and having a through opening for receiving the surgical cable. The through opening of the surgical cable has a non-deformed configuration sized to compress the elements of the surgical cable together with the surgical cable extending in the sleeve through opening. An actuator is connected to the body and is operable to deform the sleeve and further compress the compressed elements of the surgical cable therein to secure the surgical cable relative to the body.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for securing bone portions, the apparatus comprising:
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a surgical cable having an effective outer diameter and including a plurality of elongate elements; and a connector comprising; a body; a deformable sleeve associated with the body and having a through opening for receiving the surgical cable, the through opening having a non-deformed configuration wherein the through opening has an initial inner diameter smaller than the effective outer diameter of the surgical cable to compress the elements of the surgical cable together with the surgical cable extending in the sleeve through opening; and an actuator connected to the body and operable to deform the sleeve and further compress the compressed elements of the surgical cable therein to secure the surgical cable relative to the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for securing bone portions, the apparatus comprising:
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a surgical cable; and a connector comprising; a body having an upper surface and a lower surface; a throughbore of the body extending laterally through the body; a deformable sleeve in the throughbore of the body and having a through opening for receiving the surgical cable; an actuator connected to the body and having a lower portion adapted to be shifted in a longitudinal direction transverse to the surgical cable between unlocked and locked positions to contact the deformable sleeve and deform the surgical cable extending therein; a lower opening of the body that opens to the lower surface of the body and is in communication with the throughbore of the body; and sleeve support portions of the body on opposite sides of the lower opening from each other, the sleeve support portions supporting the deformable sleeve and being laterally outwardly spaced from the actuator lower portion to permit the actuator lower portion to bend at least a portion of the deformable sleeve and the surgical cable therein into the lower opening and the lateral spaces between the sleeve support portions and the actuator lower portion as the actuator is shifted downward in the longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of securing bone portions, the method comprising:
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positioning a surgical cable about bone portions, the surgical cable having an effective outer diameter and including a plurality of elongate elements; advancing the surgical cable into a through opening of a deformable sleeve of a connector, the through opening having a non-deformed configuration wherein the through opening has an initial inner diameter smaller than the effective outer diameter of the cable; compressing elements of the surgical cable together using the smaller initial inner diameter of the through opening of the deformable sleeve of the connector as the surgical cable is advanced into the deformable sleeve of the connector; and securing the surgical cable to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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