Abstract: A cerclage device includes a base member, a cerclage member, and a drive member. The base member has a length sufficient to allow for manual holding by a user, an interior space extending from a distal end toward a proximal end, and a slot extending from the distal end toward the proximal end. The cerclage member has a long side with a proximal end and a distal end and a curvature in one direction about its long side at least at the distal end. The cerclage member allows for attaching a suture and fits within and is straightened by the base member within the interior space when in a retracted position. When the drive member is attached to the cerclage member movement of the engagement portion in the slot pushes and pulls the cerclage member to/from the straightened position from/to the extended curved position.

Abstract: A cerclage device includes a base member, a cerclage member, and a drive member. The base member has a length sufficient to allow for manual holding by a user, an interior space extending from a distal end toward a proximal end, and a slot extending from the distal end toward the proximal end and connecting the interior space to the exterior. The cerclage member has a long side with a proximal end and a distal end and a curvature in one direction about its long side at least at the distal end. The cerclage member has means for attaching a suture and fits within and is straightened by the base member within the interior space when in a retracted position. In an extended curved position the distal end of the sheet is extended out of the interior space at the distal end of the base member. The drive member is attached or attachable to the cerclage member and is slidable within the slot and has an engagement portion that is disposed at least partially through the slot.

Abstract: A stabilizer for ice cream cones is a generally flat elongated body with a tapered tip at one end and a rounded or novelty decoration at the other end. The center of the stabilizer may be flared to increase the surface area of the stabilizer. In use, the stabilizer is inserted into the ice cream within the cone so that the tapered end approaches the base of the inside of the cone, while the other end extends above the top of the ice cream. The stabilizer acts to prevent sideways movement of the ice cream that is above the top edge of the cone, and thus reduces the risk of the ice cream falling off the cone.