Patent ID: 8496659

Claim:
A system for treating a bone comprising: a cable block including a first lumen extending from a first lumen proximal opening in a proximal face of the cable block to a first lumen distal opening in a distal face of the cable block, the first lumen being sized and shaped to slidably receive therethrough a cerclage cable including an enlarged end, the cable block further including a second lumen extending from a second lumen proximal opening in the proximal face of the cable block to a second lumen distal opening in the distal face of the cable block, the second lumen being sized and shaped to receive therethrough a portion of the cable extending from the enlarged end while preventing the enlarged end from passing therethrough, the second lumen intersecting with the first lumen within the cable block, the cable block including a slot connecting portions of the first and second lumens from the distal face of the cable block to a slot end point no further proximally than a point at which the first and second lumens intersect; a locking member including a channel sized to slidably receive the portion of the cable extending from the enlarged end and a proximal abutting surface configured to abut a portion of a proximal face of the cable block surrounding the second lumen proximal opening, the locking member being formed of a material crimpable over the cable to fix the locking member at a desired position on the cable; and a crimping device including a first sleeve and a second sleeve, the first sleeve including a first longitudinal body having a third lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, the second sleeve including a second longitudinal body sized to be housed substantially within the third lumen, the second longitudinal body defining a fourth lumen extending therethrough, the crimping device being movable between an open configuration in which the deformable member and the cable may be slidably received therein and a crimping configuration in which the first and second longitudinal bodies are rotated relative to one another about a longitudinal axis of the crimping device to crimp the deformable member over the cable.