Patent ID: 8317795
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for stabilizing a bone comprising: a barrel configured to be inserted in a hole drilled bicortically through the bone; a tension member housed at least partially within the barrel and having a leading end; a leading element attached to the leading end of the tension member, wherein the leading element is configured to pass through the hole and to engage a distal cortex of the bone; a terminal element configured to attach to a trailing portion of the tension member while the tension member is at least partially disposed within the barrel and configured to engage a proximal cortex of the bone; and a tensioning mechanism configured to apply tension to the tension member, such that the terminal element attaches to the tension member at a predetermined tension of the tension member, wherein a length of the tension member extending between the leading element and the terminal element is configured to apply compression to the bone.