Surgical cable system and method

A device for tensioning a surgical cable, the device comprising:

• a body comprising a channel therethrough;
• a hollow shaft member disposed through the channel in the body during use and configured to engage a cable connector;
• a driver member disposed inside the hollow shaft member during use and configured to engage a pin in a cable connector during use;
• one or more locking mechanisms configured to attach a cable to the body during use;
• and
• a tensioning mechanism configured to controllably move the shaft with respect to the body during use.

A cable tensioning device comprising:

• a body;
• a shaft disposed through the body and configured to engage a cable connector;
• a push tab mechanism configured to push the shaft through the body;
• a trigger mechanism connected to the push tab mechanism configured to activate the push tab mechanism;
• a locking mechanism configured to inhibit the shaft from moving through the body;
• and
• one or more devices for connecting a cable to the body wherein the position of the one or more devices is rotatable with respect to the body;
• whereby during use, activating the trigger mechanism is effective to move the shaft in a first direction through the body and further whereby the locking mechanism is effective to inhibit movement of the shaft in a second direction in the body, opposite to the first direction, when the trigger mechanism is released.