Patents Assigned to Surgical Accessories, Inc.
  • Surgical device for manipulating wire
    Patent number: 5501688
    Abstract: A single surgical instrument to both pass a wire under a bone and twist the ends of the wire together is comprised of a hooked member mounted to a handle assembly. The hooked member has a notch to feed a wire as the hooked member is pulled about the bone. The handle assembly incorporates a crank comprised of two handles rotatably mounted to a grip to thereafter quickly and tightly twist the wires about the bone with the same instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Surgical Accessories, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo A. Whiteside, Stephen E. White