Patent ID: 8672969
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An assembly for securing a fractured bone comprising: a first fixation element configured to be secured within a first portion of the fractured bone, the first fixation element having one of a male or a female sleeve extending from the first fixation element; a second fixation element configured to be secured within a second portion of the fractured bone, the second fixation element having the other of the male or female sleeve extending from the second fixation element and telescopically engaging the other of the male or female sleeve of the first fixation element; and an adjustable flexible member construct extending between the first and second fixation elements, the adjustable flexible member construct having at least one adjustable loop independently coupled to the first fixation element and the second fixation element and a pair of adjusting ends, wherein at least one of the adjusting ends can be pulled to reduce the size of the adjustable loop and to compress fragments of the fractured bone.