Method and system for providing a suture wrap cerclage
US10143506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06185
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for providing a fractured bone with a bone cerclage according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, wrapping a folded piece of suture around a bone at least once, and securing the suture to the bone.
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