Method for using a tendon stripper and leader set
US4773417A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/0805
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tendon stripper and leader set for stripping a tendon to a select diameter and engaging the stripped end with a tendon leader sized to the stripped tendon for positioning the tendon during bone attachment or other procedures. The tendon stripper is formed as an elongated tool with a handle, a long slender neck and a tip having a coiled eyelet with a stripping edge and a side entry slot, the tendon leader comprising an elongated semirigid leader with a woven expandable end sized to enlarge over the end of a stripped tendon on installation and contract around the tendon during tension for relocating the tendon.
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