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US 10,835,369 B2Granted
Soft-tissue fixation device
AssigneeCable Fix LLC
InventorsWilliam Ricci, Mark Brinker, Carey Bryant
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Abstract
A system for fixating soft-tissue is described herein. The system includes a soft-tissue fixation device comprising a cable-retention feature. Additionally, the system includes a cable coupleable to the cable-retention feature of the soft-tissue fixation device. The cable is configured to be tensioned to a measurable and adjustable tension.
Claims13
A soft-tissue fixation device, comprising:
- a first plate comprising a first clamping surface and a plurality of tines extending from the first clamping surface, wherein the first plate is configured to be positioned on a first side of a soft-tissue segment and the plurality of tines are configured to extend through the soft-tissue segment;
- and
- a second plate comprising a second clamping surface, the second plate configured to be positioned on a second side of the soft-tissue segment and the second clamping surface configured to face the first clamping surface of the first plate;
- wherein one of the first plate and the second plate comprises at least one spacing member and the other of the first plate and the second plate comprises at least one engagement feature configured to engage the at least one spacing member;
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- wherein engagement between the at least one spacing member and the at least one engagement feature maintains a predetermined distance between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface that is more than a length of any one of the tines.
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