US 11,864,804 B2
Methods and devices for semi-rigid bone fixation
Charles Horrell, Durham, NC (US); Nicholas Mourlas, Mountain View, CA (US); and Jon Thompson, Fariview, TX (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/526,926.
Application 16/449,391 is a division of application No. 15/045,224, filed on Feb. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,327,826, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Application 17/526,926 is a continuation of application No. 16/449,391, filed on Jun. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,202,667.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/116,852, filed on Feb. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071676 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8625 (2013.01) [A61B 17/84 (2013.01); A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); G06Q 20/065 (2013.01); G06Q 20/105 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3678 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); A61B 17/90 (2021.08)] 23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for the approximation of two bones, comprising:
a first anchor comprising:
a proximal end; and
a distal end configured for insertion into a first hole in a first bone;
a second anchor comprising:
a proximal end; and
a distal end configured for insertion into a second hole in a second bone; and
a flexible link extending between the first and second anchors limiting a spacing from the first anchor to the second anchor when in a deployed configuration,
wherein a distal component of the second anchor is coupled to the first anchor by the flexible link, and a proximal component of the second anchor is configured to be threaded over the distal component and engage the second bone,
wherein the first hole comprises a first diameter, the second hole comprises a second diameter and the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, and
wherein the second diameter is uniform across the entire length of the second hole.