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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2024
Stephen B. Gunther, Keswick, VA (US);
Jacob Carroll, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard Obert, Poway, CA (US);
Stephen B. Gunther, Keswick, VA (US);
Jacob Carroll, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard Obert, Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
A bone fixation assembly may include an elongate fixation member, first and second cortical fixation elements, and a flexible tensioning element. The elongate fixation member may include a longitudinal passageway, a proximal portion couplable within a first bone fragment, and a distal portion couplable within a second bone fragment to provide relative fixation between the first and second bone fragments. The first and second cortical fixation elements may engage cortical surfaces on the first and second bone fragments. The flexible tensioning element may be pass through the longitudinal passageway, span a bone fracture, and couple intermediate the first and second cortical fixation elements to provide a compression force therebetween. The flexible tensioning may preload the bone fracture in compression to resist tensile force imparted across the bone fracture, thereby maintaining fixation of the first bone fragment relative to the second bone fragment.
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