J. Dean Cole,Franz W. Kellar,Michael D. Bissette,Franz Austen Kellar
申请号：
US16670662
公开号：
US10729417B2
申请日:
2019.10.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
A method for imparting tension across a human knee joint which includes a femur bone, a tibia bone, a patella bone, a patellar tendon, and ligaments, wherein the ligaments and patellar tendon are under anatomical tension to connect the femur and tibia together, creating a load-bearing articulating joint. The method includes: providing a tensioning device, including: a baseplate； a top plate； and a linkage interconnecting the baseplate and the top plate and operable to move the tensioning device between retracted and extended positions, wherein the top plate is pivotally connected to the linkage so as to be able to freely pivot about a pivot axis； positioning the tensioning device between the femur and the tibia； applying an actuating force to the linkage to move the tensioning device towards the extended position, so as to impart a controlled separating force driving the femur and tibia apart to extend the ligaments.
