Instrument for applying a tie to two items and method of making same
US7131467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An instrument for applying a tie (12) to two items (10, 110), and a method of making same. The instrument is arranged for pulling separated bones or other items together and securing them together by twisting a tie onto them. The instrument can be made of plastic and it need not include any threaded parts. It can have two handles (21, 22) with a tie gripper (24) and a tie guide (26) on respective ones of the handles which can be squeezed together for pulling on a tie to draw separated items together. The handles rotate together, and there can be a crank (27) for effecting the rotation and thereby twist the tie onto the items.
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