Patent ID: 11903620
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for bone fixation, comprising:
a bone screw having a head and a shaft extending from the head toward a distal end of the bone screw in a distal direction, wherein the head defines a tapered portion that narrows in the distal direction;
a sleeve that is flexible and constructed of textile material, the sleeve defining a longitudinal axis and a proximal end and a distal end opposite each other along the longitudinal axis, the sleeve defining a guide channel that extends from a proximal opening at the proximal end to a distal opening at the distal end, wherein the sleeve further comprises an introduction member at the proximal end, the introduction member extending annularly around the guide channel and defining the proximal opening;
an attachment ring located at the distal end of the sleeve and configured to couple the distal end of the sleeve to the tapered portion of the bone screw, the attachment ring extending annularly around the guide channel, wherein the attachment ring is configured to expand responsive to a predetermined tensile force applied to the sleeve for decoupling the sleeve from the bone screw; and
an extension member elongate along a longitudinal direction, wherein the extension member is configured to advance through the guide channel in the distal direction from the proximal opening and couple to the head of the bone screw,
wherein the introduction member defines an inner diameter that is greater than a maximum cross-sectional dimension of the extension member measured along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.