Patent ID: 11857221
Assignee: ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for fixation of a tether to an anatomical feature of a spinal column, the method comprising the steps of:
extending a tether in a loop around an anatomical feature of a spinal column of a patient;
coupling a spinal fixation rod with an inner coupling piece of a clamping assembly, wherein the inner coupling piece comprises:
a slot configured to receive the spinal fixation rod therein; and
a pair of opposing outer surfaces;

non-threadably nesting the inner coupling piece within an outer coupling piece of the clamping assembly to apply a temporary lock to the tether in between nested surfaces of the inner coupling piece and the outer coupling piece without the use of any secondary locking features;
positioning a first end of the tether through a passage of the clamping assembly, wherein the passage is at least partially defined by an outer surface of the inner coupling piece and an inner surface of the outer coupling piece; and
tightening the loop about the anatomical feature with the tether clamped between the inner coupling piece and the outer coupling piece.