Orthopediatrics Corporation

Rick Detlefsen

Evangelos Tozakoglou

Matthew Prygoski

David W Daniels

Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer

Methods and apparatus for coupling two or more bones together with a flexible connector.

Bone anchors with cord retention features

An apparatus includes a first flexible connector and a second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a first bone anchor including a first tethering head configured to receive a first portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a second bone anchor including a second tethering head configured to receive a second portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a third bone anchor defining a first aperture configured to receive therethrough the first bone anchor. The third bone anchor also defines a first peripheral channel configured to receive a first portion of the second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a fourth bone anchor defining a second aperture configured to receive therethrough the second bone anchor. The fourth bone anchor also defines a second peripheral channel configured to receive a second portion of the second flexible connector.

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Warsaw, IN, United States of America

Rick Detlefsen