Patent ID: 8403930

Claim:
A fixation device for fixation of bone fragments, comprising: two plates connected by a flexible strip, the two plates and flexible strip collectively forming one and only one loop to fasten the bone fragments, the strip comprising a first free end and an opposite second free end; one of the plates is a closure plate loaded onto the flexible strip and adapted to be applied against one face of the bone fragments; the other of the plates is a support plate adapted to be applied against another face of the bone fragments; the closure plate comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening configured to allow insertion of the first free end and prevent extraction of the strip in a direction opposite to the insertion of the first free end, and the second opening configured to allow insertion of the second free end and prevent extraction of the strip in a direction opposite to insertion of the second free end; the support plate arranged intermediate to the first free end and the second free end of the strip with opposing strip segments extending from the support plate, the support plate and the flexible strip being monolithic.