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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2016
Zimmer Biomet Cmf and Thoracic Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Saddy Garcia, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Ryan Luby, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Bryan Wilcox, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Aurelien Bruneau, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Scott Sidwell, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A closure system may secure a first bone portion to a second bone portion. The closure system may include a bracket, a band and a tensioning device. The bracket may include a first portion adapted to engage the first bone portion and a second portion adapted to engage the second bone portion. The band may engage the bracket and may be adapted to be looped around the first and second bone portions. The tensioning device may include a body and a threaded member. The threaded member may be received in the body and may engage the band such that rotation of the threaded member relative to the body moves a first end of the band relative to a second end of the band.