Patent ID: 8795277

Claim:
A reconstruction device configured for securement to a bone, the reconstruction device comprising: an elongate linkage including at least a first link and a second link that is connected to the first link along an axis of elongation that extends along a substantially longitudinal direction, each link defining a one-piece body, wherein each link defines 1 ) a channel that extends through the one-piece body along the longitudinal direction, 2) an aperture that extends through the one-piece body along a vertical direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein a portion of the channel is open to the aperture, 3) a tongue that extends from a first end of the one-piece body along the longitudinal direction, and 4) a recess that extends into a second end of the one-piece body opposite the first end; an adjustment assembly that provides for movement of the first and second links relative to each other in at least one of 1) a directional orientation about an axis that extends in the vertical direction and 2) an angular orientation about an axis that extends in the longitudinal direction, the adjustment assembly including a flexible connector slidably received in the channel of each link such that a portion of the connecter protrudes into the aperture, wherein the recess of one of the first and second links is configured to receive the tongue of the other of the first and second links so as to guide the movement of the first and second links relative to each other; and a locking assembly operable between a disengaged configuration that allows for adjustment of the at least one of the directional and angular orientation of the first link relative to the second link and an engaged configuration that inhibits adjustment of the at least one of the directional orientation and the angular orientation of the first link relative to the second link, the locking assembly including a locking member configured for insertion through the aperture, wherein the locking member is configured to apply a biasing force to the connector, the biasing force having a directional component that extends along a horizontal direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction.