Patent ID: 6099527
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An eyelet for protecting a bone from a surgical cable, comprising:a substantially elongated first eyelet member forming a bore for housing a portion of the surgical cable, the eyelet member comprising a width, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a biocompatible material, the eyelet member being at least partially positionable into a cable opening formed in the bone during use, wherein the bore extends through the eyelet member being positionable into a cable opening formed in the bone during use;a substantially elongated second eyelet member forming a bore for housing a portion of the surgical cable, said second eyelet member comprising a biocompatible material, said second eyelet member being at least partially positionable into the cable opening during use, and said second eyelet member configured to couple to a portion of the first eyelet member during use; anda slot in a wall of the second eyelet member, said slot extending from the bore in the second eyelet member to an outside surface of the second eyelet member, and said slot extending from a first end of the second eyelet member toward a second end of the second eyelet member;and wherein the eyelet is configured to substantially surround a portion of the surgical cable during use to substantially inhibit the portion of surgical cable housed within the eyelet from contacting the bone.