Fracture Fixation Device
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1. An assembly for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a subject'"'"'s body comprising:
- a frame having a first flexible member holder and a second flexible member holder; and
an adjustable flexible member construct having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with a longitudinal passage of the adjustable flexible member to form a pair of loops;
wherein the longitudinal passage is pre-disposed in at least one flexible member holder of the frame.
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Abstract
Assemblies for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a subject'"'"'s body are provided. The assembly includes a frame having an adjustable flexible member construct thereon. The adjustable flexible member construct is disposed in the frame such that the adjustable flexible member and the frame encircle the fractured or weakened bone.
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28 Claims
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1. An assembly for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a subject'"'"'s body comprising:
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a frame having a first flexible member holder and a second flexible member holder; and an adjustable flexible member construct having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with a longitudinal passage of the adjustable flexible member to form a pair of loops;
wherein the longitudinal passage is pre-disposed in at least one flexible member holder of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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abutting a frame against the fractured or weakened bone; disposing a longitudinal passage of an adjustable flexible member construct in a flexible member holder defined by the frame; encircling the fractured or weakened bone by partially wrapping the adjustable flexible member construct about the bone; slideably fixing a mount of the adjustable flexible member construct in a second flexible member holder defined by the frame; and reducing the adjustable flexible member construct to compress the fractured or weakened bone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An assembly for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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a frame having at least one flexible member holder; and an adjustable flexible member construct disposed about the post to form a loop to contain a bone therein, wherein the adjustable flexible member construct has first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with a longitudinal passage of the adjustable flexible member to form the loop. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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advancing an adjustable flexible member construct through an opening defined in the fractured or weakened bone; abutting a first fixation element having a region of the adjustable flexible member construct disposed thereon against a first region of the fractured or weakened bone; engaging the adjustable flexible member construct with a second fixation element such that the adjustable flexible member construct spans between the first fixation element and the second fixation element; and fixing the adjustable flexible member construct against the first fixation element to reduce the adjustable flexible member construct to compress the fractured or weakened bone. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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