Patent ID: 8591555
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for affixing at least two portions of bone, the system comprising: a linking member extending between a first end including a first opening and a second end including a second opening, the linking member having a first aperture on a first lateral surface and a second aperture on a second lateral surface, opposite the first lateral surface, the linking member having an inner surface defining a passage extending from the first opening to the second opening; a first end cap extending between a first end and a second end, the first end cap including a first intermediate portion including a first hole, wherein the first end cap is positioned in the passage such that the first intermediate portion extends through the first aperture; and a second end cap extending between a first end and a second end, the second end cap including a second intermediate portion including a second hole, wherein the second end cap is positioned in the passage such that the second intermediate portion extends through the second aperture, wherein the linking member is more flexible than the first and second end caps and the first end cap has at least one leg configured to connect the linking member to the first end cap and configured to retain said connection.