Patent ID: 11944364
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A device for compressing a bone fracture comprising:
a first plate with a first cable groove;
the first cable groove adjacent to a first threaded hole in the first plate;
the first cable groove parallel to the first threaded hole:

a second plate with a second cable groove;
the second cable groove adjacent to a second threaded hole in the first plate;
the second cable groove parallel to the second threaded hole;

a first screw;
the first screw interfacing with the first threaded hole via threads;
the first screw including a first head;
rotation of the first screw into the first plate causing the first head to compress a cable in the first cable groove;

whereby a user creates tension in the cable, then causes the first screw to compress the cable against the first plate, thus maintaining the tension.