Patent ID: 7942878

Claim:
A cerclage tool for placement of a wire around a bone for internal fixation of the bone, comprising: a first member extending from a first proximal end comprising a first handle portion and along a first central portion to a first distal end comprising a first bent tube portion; and a second member extending from a second proximal end comprising a second handle portion and along a second central portion to a second distal end comprising a second bent tube portion, wherein the first member and the second member are configured and adapted to be inserted individually through an incision into soft tissue surrounding the bone and subsequently joined together after insertion such that the first bent tube portion and the second bent tube portion form a continuous tube with a size and shape formed to encircle the bone, wherein when the first member and the second member are joined together and form the continuous tube, the first bent tube portion and the second bent tube portion crossing over one another to form an angle at a location that is proximal of the bone when viewed from a direction extending perpendicularly into a plane comprising the first and second members, wherein the angle is a non-zero angle.