Surgical cable loop connector
First Claim
1. A surgical connector for cable which comprises a body having a pair of opposed ends and a first side extending between said ends;
- outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and ends to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position, said outwardly extending projections comprising sharp ribs projecting from edges adjacent said first side and extending between the opposed ends, whereby bone contact is through ends of said sharp ribs;
cable-receiving bores extending from each of said ends inwardly toward each other at an obtuse angle of less than 180°
, said bores having inner ends that communicate with a central aperture open to at least the side of said body which is opposed to said first side, for securing lengths of cable in said bores.
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Abstract
A surgical connector for cable comprises a body having a pair of opposed ends and a first side extending between the ends. Outwardly extending projections adjacent the first side and ends may be provided to facilitate securance of the connector in a desired position. Cable-receiving bores extend from each of the ends inwardly toward each other, typically at an obtuse angle of less than 180°. The bores have inner ends that communicate with a central aperture which is open to at least the side of the body which is opposed to the first side. Alternatively, the central aperture may extend entirely through the body and be open to both the first side and the opposed side. Also, a novel retention technique for cable is disclosed, for more general use, if desired.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A surgical connector for cable which comprises a body having a pair of opposed ends and a first side extending between said ends;
- outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and ends to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position, said outwardly extending projections comprising sharp ribs projecting from edges adjacent said first side and extending between the opposed ends, whereby bone contact is through ends of said sharp ribs;
cable-receiving bores extending from each of said ends inwardly toward each other at an obtuse angle of less than 180°
, said bores having inner ends that communicate with a central aperture open to at least the side of said body which is opposed to said first side, for securing lengths of cable in said bores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and ends to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position, said outwardly extending projections comprising sharp ribs projecting from edges adjacent said first side and extending between the opposed ends, whereby bone contact is through ends of said sharp ribs;
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12. A surgical connector for cable ends in combination with lengths of cable, which connector comprises a body having a pair of opposed ends, and a concave first side extending between said ends;
- sharp ribs projecting from said first side and extending between the opposed ends to define outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and opposed ends, to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position;
cable-receiving bores extending from each of said ends inwardly toward each other at an obtuse angle of less than 180°
, said bores having inner ends that communicate with a central aperture open to at least the side of the body which is opposed to said first side, said lengths of cable being secured in said bores. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- sharp ribs projecting from said first side and extending between the opposed ends to define outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and opposed ends, to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position;
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19. A surgical connector in combination with a cable, said surgical connector comprising a body having a pair of opposed ends and a first side extending between the ends;
- outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and ends to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position;
cable-receiving bores extending from each of said ends inwardly toward each other at an obtuse angle of less than 180°
, said bores having inner ends that communicate with a central aperture open to at least the side of said body which is opposed to said first side, said cable being secured in one of said bores by a transverse, screw-threaded hole intersecting said one bore, and a screw advanceable in said hole to compress and secure the cable in said one bore. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
- outwardly extending projections adjacent said first side and ends to facilitate securance of said connector in a desired position;
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22. A surgical connector for cable in combination with lengths of cable, which connector comprises a body having a pair of opposed ends and a first side extending between said ends;
- cable receiving bores extending from each of said ends inwardly toward each other at an obtuse angle of less than 180°
, said bores having inner ends that communicate with a central aperture open to at least the side of said body which is opposed to said first side, said lengths of cable being secured in said bores, said first side being longitudinally concave of a radius smaller than that of an adult femur shaft whereby said connector can rest on an adult femur shaft with the opposed ends of said connector in contact with said femur shaft and the remainder of said first side being spaced from said femur shaft. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
- cable receiving bores extending from each of said ends inwardly toward each other at an obtuse angle of less than 180°
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26. A surgical cable connector which comprises a body, a first cable receiving bore defined in said body, and securing means for retaining cable in secured manner within said bore comprising a transverse, screw-threaded hole intersecting said bore;
- a malleable sleeve occupying said bore and extending completely across said hole in bridging relation, and a screw rotatably mounted in said hole, whereby a cable extending through said sleeve in said bore may be bent with said sleeve by the advancing screw into a cable-retaining, clamped condition.
- View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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