Patent ID: 8747405

Claim:
A bone fixing system for holding a bone in a position comprising: a conformable ligature comprising a first end and a second end and a loop portion; a blocking body comprising: a loop passage; an exit passage, wherein the loop portion extends from the loop passage and the first and second ends extend from the exit passage; an engagement portion; a closure member for engagement with the blocking body engagement portion; and a compression member having a first surface, wherein the closure member engages with the blocking body so that the first surface of the compression member contacts the conformable ligature and presses the conformable ligature between the first surface of the compression member and an inner surface of the blocking body to create a friction force between the conformable ligature and the inner surface of the blocking body; wherein the blocking body engagement portion comprises internal threads, the closure member comprises external threads, and the closure member engages with the engagement portion via the engagement of the closure member threads with the engagement portion threads; wherein the blocking body comprises a compression member opening for receiving the compression member, the compression member comprising a second surface for contact with the closure member; wherein the compression member comprises an extension for maintaining the position of the compression member in the blocking body; and wherein the closure member comprises a bottom surface for contact with the second surface of the compression member; and wherein engagement of the closure member biases the bottom surface of the closure member with the second surface of the compression member to create a friction force between the conformable ligature and the blocking body.