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US 12,594,106 B1Granted
Cable passer for fixing fractures
OwnerJoseph Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
A cable passer for passing multiple cerclage cables simultaneously when fixing a bone fracture may include a handle; an arm extending from the handle; and a slot tube attached to a distal end of the art, the slot tube having a concavely curved shape, wherein the slot tube includes a plurality of channels having at least a first channel and a second channel extending therethrough.
Claims7
A cable passer for passing multiple cerclage cables simultaneously when fixing a bone fracture, the cable passer comprising:
- a handle;
- an arm extending from the handle, the arm comprising:
- a first elongate portion;
- a distal end aligned with the first elongate portion;
- and
- a curved portion positioned between the elongate portion and the distal end;
- and
- a slot tube attached to a distal end of the arm, the slot tube having a concavely curved shape,
- wherein:
- the slot tube comprises a plurality of individually curved members directly attached to, aligned with, and directly abutting one another;
- the slot tube includes a plurality of channels comprising at least a first channel and a second channel extending therethrough;
- and
- the curved portion of the arm includes a recess curve that curves away from and back to a linear plane of the elongate portion and the distal end.
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A cable passer for passing multiple cerclage cables simultaneously when fixing a bone fracture, the cable passer comprising:
- a handle;
- an arm extending from the handle;
- and
- a slot tube attached to a distal end of the arm, the slot tube having a concavely curved shape,
- wherein:
- the slot tube comprises a multi-slot tube comprising multiple channels extending therethrough;
- each channel of the multiple channels has its own distinct opening, wherein the openings are separated from each other by a structural wall of the slot tube;
- and
- the multiple channels converge to a single outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.