US4966600A
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Surgical securance method
Assignee: Pioneer Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-26
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Granted: 1990-10-30
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Expires: 2009-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A method for surgically securing body parts with a cable, typically making use of crimping pliers which comprise a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws. The jaws define opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles. A capstan is carried on one of the handles for winding a cable which passes through a tubular crimp member carried in the jaws. By this invention surgical cable may be looped around body parts in surgical operations, and the loop may be permanently secured at a predetermined desired tension.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J. Songer
- 👤 Matthew N. Songer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/8869; A61B17/8861; A61B17/68; A61B17/82; A61B17/823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a cable loop around the body parts whereby two cable portions are slidingly secured together to define said loop; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers, said tubular crimp member defining an outwardly extending circumferential flange about its front end as positioned in the crimping pliers; passing a portion of said cable outside of said loop through the tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said cable to a winding shaft, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft to tighten said cable about the body parts to a predetermined tightness; and collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers, whereby a permanent cable loop of predetermined tightness is formed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a cable loop around the body parts whereby two cable portions are slidingly secured together to define said loop; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers, said tubular crimp member defining an outwardly extending circumferential flange about its front end as positioned in the crimping pliers; passing a portion of said cable outside of said loop through the tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said cable to a winding shaft, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft to tighten said cable about the body parts to a predetermined tightness; and collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers, whereby a permanent cable loop of predetermined tightness is formed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 in which, after said collapsing step, cutting the cable essentially flush with the crimp member at the crimp member end opposed to said loop.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 1 in which the secured cable portions are held together by a transverse bar member which defines a pair of transverse apertures, each cable portion occupying one of said transverse apertures, a first cable end being positioned adjacent one of said transverse apertures and having means preventing its passage through said one transverse aperture, said crimp member pressing against the transverse bar at the other of said transverse apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 in which said tubular crimp member is collapsed with the jaws of crimping pliers while occupying an acute lateral angle to the axis of the pliers jaws, said lateral angle being in a plane perpendicular to the plane of opening and closing of the pliers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 in which one rotates the winding shaft to predetermined tightness by means of a torque wrench.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 in which one secures the cable portions together to define said loop by means of passing the cable through a looped first eyelet end of said cable while forming the loop around said body parts, said flange being too large to pass through said first eyelet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 in which said winding shaft is rotated through self-locking worm gear means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which said tubular crimp member is crimped into a polygonal cross section pattern.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
167 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a cable loop around the body parts whereby two cable portions are slidingly secured together to define said loop; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers in which said tubular crimp member defines an outwardly-extending circumferential flange about its front end as it resides in the pliers; passing the cable end opposed to the cable loop through said tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said opposed cable end to a winding shaft carried on said pliers, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft to tighten said cable about the body parts to a predetermined tightness; collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers to secure the crimp member on the cable, whereby a permanent cable loop of predetermined tightness is formed; and after said collapsing step, cutting the cable at the crimp member end opposed to said cable loop.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
167 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a cable loop around the body parts whereby two cable portions are slidingly secured together to define said loop; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers in which said tubular crimp member defines an outwardly-extending circumferential flange about its front end as it resides in the pliers; passing the cable end opposed to the cable loop through said tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said opposed cable end to a winding shaft carried on said pliers, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft to tighten said cable about the body parts to a predetermined tightness; collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers to secure the crimp member on the cable, whereby a permanent cable loop of predetermined tightness is formed; and after said collapsing step, cutting the cable at the crimp member end opposed to said cable loop.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 9 in which one rotates said winding shaft to predetermined tightness by means of a torque wrench.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 9 in which said tubular crimp member is collapsed with the jaws of crimping pliers while occupying an acute lateral angle to the axis of the pliers jaws, said lateral angle being in a plane perpendicular to the plane of opening and closing of the pliers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 9 in which the secured cable portions are held together by a transverse bar member which defines a pair of transverse apertures, each cable portion occupying one of said transverse apertures, a first cable end being positioned adjacent one of said transverse apertures and having means preventing its passage through said one transverse aperture, said crimp member pressing against the transverse bar at the other of said transverse apertures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
96 words
In a cable for orthopedic surgery, said cable defining a loop at one end thereof and an opposed cable end, the improvement comprising, in combination: a tubular crimp member carried on said cable with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and the loop occupying the bore of the crimp member, said crimp member defining an outwardly extending transverse flange of a size sufficient to retain the loop, whereby, upon collapsing of the crimping member to secure the crimp member on the cable, the size of the loop is defined by the crimp member flange.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
96 words
In a cable for orthopedic surgery, said cable defining a loop at one end thereof and an opposed cable end, the improvement comprising, in combination: a tubular crimp member carried on said cable with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and the loop occupying the bore of the crimp member, said crimp member defining an outwardly extending transverse flange of a size sufficient to retain the loop, whereby, upon collapsing of the crimping member to secure the crimp member on the cable, the size of the loop is defined by the crimp member flange.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
The cable of claim 13 in which the end of said cable which defines the loop further defines at said end, a second, small, permanent loop through which said cable passes, the flange of said crimp member being large enough to prevent passage of said crimp member through said second, small, permanent loop.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
The cable of claim 13 which further includes a bar, said bar defining a pair of transverse apertures through which said cable extends to define said loop, plus stop member means for preventing the end of said cable adjacent said loop from passing through an aperture of said bar.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The cable of claim 15 in which said stop member rests against a first aperture of said bar, and the flange of said crimp member rests against a second aperture of said bar, to define the size of said cable loop.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
132 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a first cable loop around the body parts with a cable which defines a second, small, permanent loop through which said cable passes; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers; passing a portion of said cable outside of said loop through the tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said cable to a winding shaft, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and first loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft to tighten said cable about the body part to a predetermined tightness; and collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers, whereby a permanent cable first loop of predetermined tightness is formed without the need of any added loop-forming bar or plate.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
132 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a first cable loop around the body parts with a cable which defines a second, small, permanent loop through which said cable passes; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers; passing a portion of said cable outside of said loop through the tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said cable to a winding shaft, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and first loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft to tighten said cable about the body part to a predetermined tightness; and collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers, whereby a permanent cable first loop of predetermined tightness is formed without the need of any added loop-forming bar or plate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 17 in which said winding shaft is rotated through self-locking worm gear means.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
162 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a first cable loop around the body parts with a cable which defines a second, small, permanent loop through which said cable passes; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers in which said tubular crimp member defines an outwardly extending circumferential flange about its front end as defined by its position in the pliers, said flange being too large to pass through said second loop; passing a portion of said cable outside of said first loop through the tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said cable to a winding shaft, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft by self-locking worm gear means to tighten said cable about the body parts to a predetermined tightness; and collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers, whereby a permanent cable first loop of predetermined tightness is formed.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
162 words
The method of surgically securing body parts with a cable, which comprises: forming a first cable loop around the body parts with a cable which defines a second, small, permanent loop through which said cable passes; placing a tubular crimp member into crimping pliers in which said tubular crimp member defines an outwardly extending circumferential flange about its front end as defined by its position in the pliers, said flange being too large to pass through said second loop; passing a portion of said cable outside of said first loop through the tubular crimp member from front to rear; connecting said cable to a winding shaft, with a cable portion between the opposed cable end and loop occupying said crimp member; rotating said winding shaft by self-locking worm gear means to tighten said cable about the body parts to a predetermined tightness; and collapsing said crimp member with said crimping pliers, whereby a permanent cable first loop of predetermined tightness is formed.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 19 in which one rotates said winding shaft to predetermined tightness by torque wrench means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 20 in which one crimps said tubular crimp member to a polygonal cross section pattern.
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