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

Claim 6:
7. A method of treating bone portions, the method comprising:
disposing a proximal portion of a flexible fastening band through a lumen of a facet reinforcement device, wherein a distal portion of the flexible fastening band comprises a fastener;
disposing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band into contact with a first bone portion;
disposing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band into contact with a 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; and
advancing the proximal portion of the flexible fastening band through the fastener to tighten the loop, wherein the fastener is positioned against the facet reinforcement device and in a recess of a proximal surface of the facet reinforcement device when the loop is tightened.