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Tendon-approximator

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Tendon approximator

Details

Inventors: Lalonde, Donald H.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Pinkham; Richard C.
Assistant Examiner: Jackson; Gary
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Jordan and Hamburg

There is provided a new and useful tendon approximator comprising a slide bar, a pair of needle arms mounted on the slide bar, at least one of which is slidably mounted for movement over a range of positions on the slide bar, each arm comprising an elongated member extending outwardly from the bar, having a transverse groove near the outer end thereof and a needle sleeve extending longitudinally therethrough, the groove bisecting the sleeve; and a clamp for securing each at least one arm at any desired position in the range.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION An instrument has now been developed which allows the two ends of a severed tendon to be secured in the instrument and then manipulated to the correct anatomical position for suturing without tension.
The invention provides a tendon approximator comprising a slide bar, a pair of needle arms mounted on the slide bar, at least one of which is slidably mounted for movement over a range of positions on the slide bar, each arm comprising an elongated member extending outwardly from the bar, having a transverse groove near the outer end thereof and a needle sleeve extending longitudinally therethrough, the groove bisecting the sleeve; and means for securing each at least one arm at any desired position in the range.

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