Patent ID: 8968318
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for binding a cable about a fractured bone to stabilize a fracture comprising: a body portion having a slot extending in the body portion, the body portion having a bone facing surface, an outer surface opposite the bone facing surface and first and second side surfaces extending therebetween, the first side surface being opposite the second side surface, the slot including a distal opening sized to receive an enlarged end of the cable and a proximal opening sized smaller than the distal opening to permit the cable to slide therethrough while preventing the enlarged end from passing therethrough and a side opening, opening the slot to the outer surface between the distal opening and the proximal opening; a bore extending in the body portion between a distal bore opening formed in the first side surface and a proximal bore opening, opening into a distal length of the slot, the distal bore opening being axially separated from the outer surface, the bore being sized to slidably receive the cable; a locking element channel extending in the body portion from a proximal locking channel opening formed in the second side surface to a distal end opening into the bore; and a locking element movable into a locking position in the locking element channel in which a distal end of the locking element extends into the bore to engage a portion of the cable received therein and lock the cable in a desired position within the bore, the proximal opening of the slot being dimensioned so that, when both the enlarged end and a proximal length of the cable are simultaneously positioned within the slot, a second end of the cable is insertable through the slot and out of the proximal opening.