Patent ID: 11864804
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 16:
17. An apparatus for the approximation of two bones, comprising:
a first anchor threaded into a first bone;
a second anchor inserted into a second bone, wherein the second anchor comprises:
a first component comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and
a second component configured to engage the first component, and rotating the second component is configured to alter the approximation between the first and second bones;

a flexible link extending between the first anchor and the distal end of the first component of the second anchor, limiting a spacing from the first anchor to the second anchor when in a deployed configuration; and
a guide tube removably engaged to the proximal end of the first component and configured to prevent rotational movement of the first component during rotation of the second component to alter the approximation between the first and second bones.