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

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus for the approximation of two bones, comprising:
a first anchor threaded into a first hole in a first bone;
a second anchor inserted into a second hole in a second bone; and
a flexible link extending between the first and second anchors limiting a spacing from the first anchor to the second anchor when in a deployed configuration,
wherein the second anchor comprises:
a distal component coupled to the first anchor by the flexible link and comprising:
external threads; and
a length that is smaller than a length of the second hole; and

a proximal component comprising interior threads configured to be threaded over the distal component and engage the second bone;

wherein rotating the proximal component is configured to alter the approximation between the first and second bones; and
wherein the second hole passes completely therethrough the second bone.