Patent ID: 8486114

Claim:
A cerclage device for stabilizing bone, comprising: a bone plate including: (a) a plate body having an inner surface and forming a spanning member defining a pair of channels each extending through the spanning member, (b) a plurality of cleats formed on and projecting from the inner surface, and (c) a pair of locking studs projecting from and formed as one piece with the spanning member, the locking studs being operatively coupled to the pair of channels such that urging the locking studs toward the spanning member, with a respective region of a wire or cable received in each channel, locks the region of the wire or cable to the plate body, wherein the plate body includes a plurality of tabs projecting from the spanning member, wherein the plurality of cleats project from the inner surface at positions under the tabs, and wherein each of the tabs becomes wider at a position spaced from the spanning member.