Patent ID: 8821550

Claim:
A method of installing a vertebral stabilization system, the method comprising: inserting an installation tool through an incision toward a vertebral body of a first vertebra such that a distal end of the installation tool is positioned proximate the vertebral body of the first vertebra, the installation tool including an anchoring mechanism proximate the distal end of the installation tool, the anchoring mechanism including a first anchor and a second anchor located in the anchoring mechanism as the distal end of the installation tool including the anchoring mechanism is inserted through the incision; securing a flexible implant member to the vertebral body of the first vertebra with the first anchor expelled from the anchoring mechanism into the vertebral body of the first vertebra; moving the distal end of the installation tool to a position proximate a vertebral body of a second vertebra without removing the installation tool from the incision; and securing the flexible implant member to the vertebral body of the second vertebra with the second anchor expelled from the anchoring mechanism into the vertebral body of the second vertebra.