US 11,813,188 B2
Surgical traction tension adjustment device
Scott Sledge, San Antonio, TX (US); and Todd Hargroder, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by Scott Sledge, San Antonio, TX (US); and Todd Hargroder, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/372,670.
Prior Publication US 2023/0011908 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/37 (2006.01); G01L 5/10 (2020.01)
CPC A61F 5/3761 (2013.01) [G01L 5/10 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical traction tension adjustment device comprising:
a housing slidably mountable on a support leg of a surgical boom traction device and connectable to a traction rope;
a strain gauge associated with said housing capable of determining the tension in said traction rope;
a readable display associated with said strain gauge;
a tension adjustment member associated with said housing; and
wherein movement of said tension adjustment member is capable of causing movement of said housing on said support leg and adjustment of the tension in said traction rope.