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US 10,869,702 B2Granted
Compression force magnifier
AssigneeNextremity Solutions, Inc.
InventorAdam Finley
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Abstract
A compression force magnifier comprising: an engaging surface for attaching to a bone plate; a ramped component above the engaging surface, the ramped component having a bottom surface adjacent the engaging surface and an angled upper surface; and a hole extending through the ramped component and the engaging surface.
Claims7
A bone compression assembly apparatus, said assembly apparatus comprising:
- a bone plate, said plate having a plate proximal surface and a bone contacting surface disposed opposite said plate proximal surface, said bone plate further comprising an aperture disposed through said plate between said plate proximal surface and said bone contacting surface, said aperture having a longitudinal axis;
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- a compression force magnifier, said compression force magnifier comprising:
- a vertical axis;
- a ramped portion having a ramp surface sloped at a predetermined angle relative to said vertical axis;
- an engaging portion having a distal engaging surface disposed opposite said ramp surface, said engaging portion connected to said ramped portion;
- a bore, said bore extending from said ramp surface through said distal engaging surface;
- said ramp surface comprising opposite inner sides bounding said bore;
- said compression force magnifier releasably attached to said bone plate such that said engaging portion is received in said aperture and said ramped portion has a lower contacting surface extending laterally relative to a longitudinal dimension of said plate above said plate proximal surface and away from said engaging portion.
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A bone plate, said plate comprising:
- an elongated body, said body having a proximal non-bone contacting surface and a distal bone contacting surface disposed opposite said proximal surface;
- an aperture disposed through said plate, said aperture in communication with said proximal surface and said distal surface, said aperture comprising a vertical axis;
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- a compression magnification element, said compression magnification element comprising:
- a vertical axis, a proximal magnification element surface sloped at a predetermined angle relative to said vertical axis;
- a distal magnification element surface disposed opposite said proximal magnification element surface;
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- a bore disposed through said compression magnification element from said proximal magnification element surface through said distal magnification element surface;
- said proximal magnification element surface comprising opposite inner sides bounding said bore;
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- said compression magnification element disposed on said plate such that said vertical axis of said bore for said compression magnification element is collinear with said vertical axis of said aperture of said plate and said distal magnification element surface extends laterally relative to a longitudinal dimension of said plate above said proximal non-bone contacting surface and away from said aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.