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Pneumatic wire tensioner

US5431659A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 1993
Grant dateJul 11, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/62
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a pneumatic wire tensioner device having a piston and a rod slidably mounted within a cylinder. The wire is attached to the rod and the cylinder is placed so as to abut a stationary structure to which the tensioned wire is to be affixed. A pressurized gas is introduced into the cylinder to move the piston away from the structure so as to tension the wire to a predetermined tension.

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