Patent ID: 8231626
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for securing a bone fixation device to a bone, comprising: a flexible longitudinal element extending between a head at a proximal end thereof and a distal end, the longitudinal element being configured to wrap about and stabilize one of a target portion of bone and a bone stabilizing element, the longitudinal element including a plurality of projections extending distally from a first surface thereof, each projection including a proximal abutting surface; and a bone fixation element including a channel extending therethrough sized and shaped to slidably receive therein a portion of the longitudinal element distal of the head, the bone fixation element including a recess shaped to receive the head and prevent the head from being drawn distally through the channel, one of the bone fixation element and the longitudinal element including a tab configured to engage one of the proximal abutting surfaces preventing a portion of the longitudinal element on which the projections are formed from moving proximally relative to the tab.