Device for fixing a bony structure to a support member

A fixing device for fixing a bony structure to a support member, the fixing device comprising:

• a main body including a first member and a second member movably coupled to the first member such that the second member is pivotable relative to the first member about a first axis and translatable relative to the first member along a first direction transverse to the first axis, the second member including an oblong opening having a first longitudinal axis;
• a flexible member extendable through a first passage of the main body, the flexible member including a loop portion for passing around a bony structure;
• and
• a threaded clamping member engaging the main body, the clamping member configured to apply a clamping force to the first and second members along a clamping axis to clamp a support member between the first and second members;
• the threaded clamping member extending through the oblong opening of the second member and threadably engaged with the first member, the threaded clamping member being configured to move the first and second members towards each other for clamping the support member therebetween;
• wherein the threaded clamping member is configured to engage the second member to translate the second member relative to the first member along the first direction, wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the clamping axis, and wherein the first axis translates at least in part in the first direction in relationship to the first member or the second member.