Patent ID: 8403958

Claim:
An anchor for attaching an elongate flexible member to bone, the elongate flexible member having a central axis, said anchor comprising: a base adapted for attaching to bone; and a connector mounted on the base, the connector defining an opening extending therethrough to receive the elongate flexible member, the connector including a cam pivotably and eccentrically connected to the base by a pin and including an engagement surface facing the opening and positioned for engaging the elongate flexible member when the base is attached to bone, the cam including a cam body extending away from the pin generally parallel to the central axis of the elongate flexible member when the cam is in an open position in which the elongate flexible member may be moved within the opening relative to the connector and the cam further including serrated edges on the engagement surface of the cam body such that when the cam body is rotated around the pin toward the elongate flexible member to a closed position the serrated edges contact the elongate flexible member and restrain the elongate flexible member within the opening so the elongate flexible member is fixed relative to the connector; and wherein the base comprises an elongate longitudinal shaft having a longitudinal axis and including one or more bone anchor features adapted for anchoring to bone, the longitudinal axis of the elongate longitudinal shaft intersecting the opening in the connector that receives the elongate flexible member.