Patent ID: 11918258
Assignee: SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A method of treating bone portions, the method comprising:
disposing a proximal portion of a flexible fastening band into contact with a first lumen of a first bone portion, wherein the flexible fastening band comprises a fastener;
disposing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band into contact with a second lumen of a second bone portion;
disposing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band through a lumen of a facet reinforcement device, wherein the lumen of the facet reinforcement device is smaller than the first lumen of the first bone portion and the second lumen of the second bone portion;
inserting the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band into the fastener to form a loop, after disposing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band into contact with the lumen, the first bone portion, and the second bone portion;
advancing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band through the fastener; and
wherein the facet reinforcement device anchors the flexible fastening band to the first bone portion using the fastener.