US5116340A
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Surgical securance apparatus
Assignee: Pioneer Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-09
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Granted: 1992-05-26
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Expires: 2010-08-09
Abstract
Abstract A method for surgically securing body parts with a cable, typically making use of crimping pliers which comprises 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
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/8869; A61B17/8861; A61B17/68; A61B17/82; A61B17/823; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/064; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53222; Y10T29/53226; Y10T29/53987
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
Crimping pliers which comprises a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws, said jaws defining opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles, and capstan means carried on one of said handles for winding a cable which passes through a tubular crimp member carried in said jaws, said capstan means comprising a winding shaft for retaining and winding said cable, a rotatable handle, and self-locking worm gear means for rotating said winding shaft in either direction with rotation of said handle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
Crimping pliers which comprises a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws, said jaws defining opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles, and capstan means carried on one of said handles for winding a cable which passes through a tubular crimp member carried in said jaws, said capstan means comprising a winding shaft for retaining and winding said cable, a rotatable handle, and self-locking worm gear means for rotating said winding shaft in either direction with rotation of said handle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The crimping pliers of claim 1 in which said opposed recesses are positioned to carry said crimp member at an acute angle to the axis of said crimping pliers jaws.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The crimping pliers of claim 2 in which said acute angle is 10 to 50 degrees.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The crimping pliers of claim 2 which hold said recesses a tubular crimp member in combination therewith, said member defining a transverse flange on its front end, and a cable defining a loop forward of said crimp member, said cable passing through said crimp member and being wound on said capstan means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The crimping pliers of claim 1 in which said rotatable handle defines a connection for receiving wrench means to rotate said handle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The crimping pliers of claim 5 in which said rotatable handle extends outwardly from two opposed sides of the operating handle that carries said capstan means, for rotation of the rotatable handle from either side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The crimping pliers of claim 1 in which said opposed recesses are shaped to press said tubular crimp member into hexagonal cross sectional configuration upon crimping.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
108 words
Crimping pliers which comprises a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws, said jaws defining opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles, said opposed recesses being positioned to carry said crimp member at an acute angle to the axis of said crimping pliers jaws, and capstan means carried on one of said handles for winding a cable which passes through a tubular crimp member carried in said jaws, said capstan means comprising a winding shaft for retaining and winding said cable, a rotatable handle, and means for rotating said winding shaft with said rotation of said handle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
108 words
Crimping pliers which comprises a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws, said jaws defining opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles, said opposed recesses being positioned to carry said crimp member at an acute angle to the axis of said crimping pliers jaws, and capstan means carried on one of said handles for winding a cable which passes through a tubular crimp member carried in said jaws, said capstan means comprising a winding shaft for retaining and winding said cable, a rotatable handle, and means for rotating said winding shaft with said rotation of said handle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The crimping pliers of claim 8 in which said acute angle is 10 to 50 degrees.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The crimping pliers of claim 9 which holds in said recesses a tubular crimp member in combination therewith, said member defining a transverse flange on its front end, and a cable defining a loop forward of said crimp member, said cable passing through said crimp member, and being wound on said capstan means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The crimping pliers of claim 10 in which said cable loop is defined with a bar member defining a pair of spaced, transverse apertures, said cable extending through both apertures.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The crimping pliers of claim 11 in which said rotatable handle defines a connection for receiving wrench means to rotate said handle, and in which said rotatable handle extends outwardly from two opposed sides of the operating handle that carries said capstan means, for rotation of the handle from either side.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
The crimping pliers of claim 9 in which said rotatable handle defines a connection for receiving wrench means to rotate said handle, and in which said rotatable handle extends outwardly from two opposed sides of the operating handle that carries said capstan means, for rotation of the rotatable handle from either side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The crimping pliers of claim 8 in which said opposed recesses are shaped to press said tubular crimp member into hexagonal cross sectional configuration upon crimping.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The crimping pliers of claim 8 in which said means for rotating said winding shaft comprise a self-locking worm gear whereby said winding shaft is capable of rotating in either direction without slippage apart from deliberate rotation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
A crimping pliers which comprises a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws, said jaws defining opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles, said opposed recesses being positioned to carry said crimp member at an acute angle to the axis of the jaws of said crimping pliers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
58 words
A crimping pliers which comprises a pair of operating handles and connected, opposed jaws, said jaws defining opposed recesses for carrying and crimping a tubular crimp member by manual pressure on the operating handles, said opposed recesses being positioned to carry said crimp member at an acute angle to the axis of the jaws of said crimping pliers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The crimping pliers of claim 16, further including capstan means carried on one of said handles for winding a cable which passes through a tubular crimp member carried in said jaws.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The crimping pliers of claim 16 in which said opposed recesses are shaped to press said tubular crimp member into hexagonal cross sectional configuration upon crimping.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
52 words
The crimping pliers of claim 18 in which said capstan means comprises a rotatable handle defining a worm gear shaft which rotates a gear carried on a rotary shaft, said rotary shaft terminating within spaced fingers in rotatable relation thereto, whereby said fingers frictionally hold said shaft to an adjustable, predetermined torque.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The crimping pliers of claim 2 in which means are provided to cause said winding shaft to slip rather than rotating with said rotatable handle upon the encountering of a predetermined maximum torque.
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