Patent ID: 8518084

Claim:
A flexible connecting device for implantation into a human or animal body comprising: a first rod having a longitudinal axis, the first rod comprising a flexible middle section located between two connecting sections, the two connecting sections adapted for attachment to anchoring devices to be secured to the human or animal body; and an adjustment element having a first end and a second end and extending along and located outside an axially extending part of the flexible middle section of the first rod, wherein the first end of the adjustment element is connected to the first rod at a first location such that the adjustment element is axially immovable relative to the first rod at the first location, and a second end of the adjustment element opposite to the first end is free of connections to permit movement of the first rod at a second location relative to the adjustment element wherein at least one of the two connecting sections of the first rod is exposed and has a constant cross-section along the longitudinal axis for direct attachment to an anchoring device.