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US 4,901,717 AGranted
Tendon leader
OwnerRobert R. Moore, Steve Lamb +1inventors
InventorsRobert R. Moore, Steve Lamb, Eugene M. Wolf
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Abstract
A tendon leader used in knee surgery utilizing an elongated stem member. The stem includes a leading end and a trailing end. A tendon engaging tube is held to the stem for guiding placement of a tendon in a knee.
Claims5
A tendon leader comprising:
- a. an elongated stem, said stem including a lead end and a trailing end, said stem being of a substantially uniform transverse dimension;
- b. a tube, said tube being connected to said trailing end of said elongated stem, said tube being expandable to fit around the tendon;
- c. means for holding said tube to the tendon, said holding means comprising means for contracting said tube around the tendon upon the application of tension on said elongated stem, said contracting means including a fibrous cross weave structure oriented diagonally relative to said elongated stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.