Tibia tether
US6764513B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0882
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for repairing a ligament using a crimp tube and a connector made of nylon or other suitable material. The method optionally utilizes a tensioner, a crimper, and a clamp. The method includes cutting open the skin and soft tissue surrounding the ligament, drilling holes through the bones surrounding the ligament, inserting a connector through the holes with the connector having a previously tightened knot at one end, placing a crimp tube around the connector at the opposite end of the connector from the knot, securing the connector in the tensioner, tightening the connector with the tensioner, crimping the crimp tube closed with the crimper against the connector, thereby securely coupling the bones together, and reattaching the skin and soft tissue.
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