Patent ID: 9675386
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A flexible implant system comprising: a flexible implant configured to loop around a portion of a bony element; an implant housing of unitary construction including a housing body defining a rod passage and an implant passage, the rod passage configured to receive a portion of a rod, the implant passage receiving a portion of the flexible implant, the housing body defining a cutout and a first opening, the cutout in communication with the rod passage and configured to compress and secure the rod within the passage, the first opening orthogonal to the cutout, the housing body having an upper body portion positioned on one side of the cutout and a lower body portion positioned on an opposite side of the cutout; a rod set screw compressing the cutout when tightened within the first opening, the upper body portion moving towards the lower body portion when the rod set screw compresses the cutout; and an implant set screw operably engaged with the flexible implant to fix the flexible implant to the implant housing.