Patent ID: 8636770

Claim:
A bone anchoring device comprising: a clamping device including a base member and an upper member configured to be secured together with a fastener, the base member having a bone engagement surface configured to engage a surface of a bone when secured thereto and a clamping surface facing a clamping surface of the upper member; and a flexible band having a first end and a second end, the flexible band configured to be passed around a bone member to secure the clamping device to the bone member; wherein the base member includes a passage for receiving the flexible band therethrough to position the flexible band between the clamping surface of the base member and the clamping surface of the upper member; wherein the upper member includes a channel therethrough, offset from the passage in the base member, for receiving a stabilization member of a vertebral stabilization construct; wherein the upper member includes a threaded bore intersecting the channel and a threaded fastener configured to threadably engage the threaded bore for securing the stabilization member to the upper member.