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Tensioning device, kit and related method

  • US 20070270878A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2006
  • Published: 11/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for use in tensioning a cable around a long bone for use in orthopaedic procedures, said device comprising:

  • a body, said body including a base and first and second space apart arms extending from the base, said first and second arms each including a closed end attached to the base and an open end opposed to the closed end;

    first connecting means operably associated with one of the body and the first arm for connecting a first end of the cable to the device; and

    second connecting means operably associated with one of the body and the second arm for connecting a second end of the cable to the device, at least one of said first connecting means and said second connecting means comprising a unidirectional locking mechanism for tightening the cable.

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