CPC A61B 17/7208 (2013.01) [A61B 17/164 (2013.01); A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/7283 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A medical apparatus for bone fixation, the medical apparatus comprising:
a flexible body comprising a plurality of individual segments, each having a mechanical engagement structure configured to interlock the individual segment to at least one adjacent individual segment, a face, and apertures arranged along the face to form lumens in the flexible body; and
a plurality of fibers extending through the lumens, wherein the apparatus is configured such that fixing the fibers into position relative to each other causes the flexible body to transition to a rigid state.
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