Cable plugs for bone plates
AssigneeStryker European Holdings I, LLC
InventorsAndreas Wiederkehr, Pierre-Luc Sylvestre
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a cable plug and a cable wire attachment plate are disclosed herein. Each plug or plate has a cable retaining portion and a fastening portion disposed from the cable retaining portion about a longitudinal axis of the plug or plate. Each cable retaining portion preferably has an aperture or channel for receiving a cable wire therein, while each fastening portion is adapted to engage a portion of a bone plate, such as a hole in the bone plate or an exterior surface of the bone plate. Related methods, systems, and kits are also disclosed.
Claims20
A cable plug having a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the cable plug comprising:
- a cable retaining portion provided adjacent the first end of the body and defining at least one passage for receiving a cable wire therethrough, the at least one passage extending in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
- an intermediate portion disposed from the cable retaining portion about the longitudinal axis of the cable plug, the intermediate portion being inwardly tapered from an end nearest the first end of the body to an end nearest the second end of the body, the intermediate portion having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite of the first sidewall;
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- a fastening portion disposed from the intermediate portion adjacent the second end of the body and about the longitudinal axis, the fastening portion having a protrusion extending outwardly from an outer surface for fastening the cable plug to a bone plate,
- wherein an interior conduit is formed between the first and second sidewalls of the intermediate portion and wherein the conduit extends completely through the body in the transverse direction from the at least one passage through the second end of the body.
A cable plug having a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the cable plug comprising:
- a cable retaining portion provided adjacent the first end of the body having an outer surface and a maximum diameter, the cable retaining portion defining at least one passage for receiving a cable wire therethrough, the at least one passage extending in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
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- a fastening portion coupled to the cable retaining portion adjacent the second end of the body and about the longitudinal axis of the cable plug, the fastening portion having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite of the first sidewall and a protrusion extending outwardly from an outer surface for fastening the cable plug to a bone plate, the first and second sidewalls defining a maximum diameter smaller than the maximum diameter of the cable retaining portion,
- wherein the first and second sidewalls define an interior conduit extending completely through the body in the transverse direction from the at least one passage through the second end of the body, wherein a portion of the outer surface of the cable retaining portion located between the at least one passage and the fastening portion is chamfered toward the interior conduit, and wherein the fastening portion is configured to be inserted through an aperture defined in a top surface of the bone plate and to be fastened to the bone plate such that a portion of the at least one passage of the cable retaining portion is positioned above the top surface of the bone plate.
A cable plug having a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the cable plug comprising:
- a cable retaining portion defining at least one passage for receiving a cable wire therethrough, the at least one passage extending in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
- an intermediate portion disposed from the cable retaining portion about the longitudinal axis of the cable plug, the intermediate portion being inwardly tapered from an end nearest the first end of the body to an end nearest the second end of the body;
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- a fastening portion coupled to the cable retaining portion adjacent the second end of the body and about the longitudinal axis of the cable plug, the fastening portion having first and second biased legs forming an interior conduit that extends completely through the body in the transverse direction from the at least one passage through the second end of the body, each of the first and second biased legs having a protrusion extending outwardly from an outer surface thereof,
- wherein the fastening portion is configured to be inserted through an aperture defined in a top surface of a bone plate to fasten the cable plug to the bone plate without extending past a bottom surface of the bone plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.