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Bone cerclage tool

  • US 5,851,209 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1996
  • Issued: 12/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bone cerclage tool consisting essentially of:

  • (a) a tubular housing member having a proximate end and a distal end and being formed of a material selected to alone enable at least said distal end to be bendable to a variety of curvatures, said distal end having an exit opening formed therein;

    (b) a resilient member having an inner end and an outer end contained within the distal end of said tubular housing;

    (c) means to attach an orthopedic surgical device to the outer end of said resilient member;

    (d) means within said tubular housing for advancing and retracting said resilient member such that said resilient member is capable of being guided circumferentially bout a bone; and

    ,(e) means to grip said tubular housing at its proximate end.

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