Patent ID: 9538998
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method for supporting a first bone portion relative to a second bone portion, comprising: aligning the first bone portion relative to the second bone portion; forming a bore extending through the first bone portion and the second bone portion through a void defined by opposing surfaces of the first and second bone portions after the aligning of the first bone portion with the second bone portion; disposing a pin in the bore to span the void, wherein the pin includes a coupler; drawing a self-locking, adjustable suture construct coupled to the coupler through the bore by withdrawing the pin from the bore; and compressing the first bone portion and the second bone portion between a first anchor and a second anchor coupled to the suture construct by tensioning the suture construct, wherein the coupling of the suture construct to the coupler includes collapsing the coupler by engaging the coupler with the bore.