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

Claim 6:
7. A device for compression of a fracture in a bone, the device comprising:
a first plate for placement against the bone;
the first plate including a first hole;

a second plate for placement against the bone;
the second plate including a second hole;

a first screw;
the first screw including a first head;
the first screw threading into the first hole;

a second screw;
the second screw including a second head;
the second screw threading into the second hole;

a first cable channel adjacent the first hole;
a second cable channel adjacent the first hole;
a cable passing through the first cable channel parallel to the first hole, and the cable passing through the second cable channel parallel to the second hole;
the first cable channel and the second cable channel to guiding the cable to a position adjacent to the first head and the second head;

whereby threading the first screw into the first hole reduces a distance between the first head and the first cable channel.