# US 12,594,106 B1 · Cable passer for fixing fractures

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- Number: US 12,594,106 B1
- Document ID: US12594106B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 18/813,393
- Filed: 2024-08-23
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2023-09-25
- Applicants: Joseph Mitchell
- Inventors: Joseph Mitchell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594106B1

## CPC

- A61B 17/8861: {Apparatus for manipulating flexible wires or straps (devices for inserting Kirschner wires A61B17/1697)}
- A61B 17/82: for bone cerclage {(apparatus for manipulating wires or straps A61B17/8861; wires, bands or straps other than cerclage A61B17/842)}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cable passer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of channels each run substantially parallel to an elongate length of the arm, such that an inlet opening to each channel of the plurality of channels is proximate to the distal end of the arm and an outlet opening for each of the plurality of channels is positioned away from the distal end of the arm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cable passer of claim 2, wherein each member of the plurality of individually curved members comprises its own respective channel extending therethrough, thus forming a slot tube structure with parallel channels.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cable passer of claim 1, wherein the slot tube comprises three channels.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cable passer of claim 1, wherein the arm comprises an elongate tube.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The cable passer of claim 5, wherein the recess curve curves in an opposite direction of the slot tube.

### Claim 7

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.