Patent ID: 8226693

Claim:
A bone bridge for use in stabilizing a bone fracture, comprising: a) a pair of longitudinally parallel and transversely spaced-apart elongate hollow cylindrical tubes having an inner diameter and an outer diameter; b) a first plate fixedly secured toward proximal ends of said tubes and having one or more mounting apertures for receiving one or more fasteners for attaching said first plate to a first bone fragment, wherein said hollow tubes are defined by a single U-shaped cylindrical tube which also extends around said first plate; c) a second moveable plate, slidably mounted on said tubes toward their distal ends and having one or more mounting apertures for receiving one or more fasteners for attaching said second plate to a second bone fragment; and d) an elastic polymer cable secured to said first plate and running in a U-shaped configuration through said tubes and around said second plate in a state of controlled tension so as to provide a compressive force on said bone fracture.