Clavicle fixation system
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsPeter Govey, Stephanie Wolfe, Andrew Davison
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Abstract
Clavicle fixation devices and methods thereof. A clavicle fixation device including an elongated plate extending between first and second ends and defining a central portion, a first end portion between the central portion and the first end, and a second end portion between the central portion and the second end. The elongated plate has a contour which complements the contour of a clavicle anterior or superior surface. The elongated plate defines a plurality of spaced apart screw holes. The first end portion narrows moving from the central portion to the first end.
Claims14
A clavicle fixation device comprising:
- an elongated plate having an upper surface, an opposing lower surface, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first end and a second end and defining a central portion, a first end portion between the central portion and the first end, and a second end portion between the central portion and the second end, the elongated plate having a contour which is configured to complement a contour of a clavicle anterior or superior surface, the elongated plate defining a plurality of spaced apart screw holes,
- wherein the first end portion narrows moving from the central portion to the first end,
- wherein the lower surface is concavely curved from the first lateral side to the second lateral side, and
- wherein the elongated plate defines a plurality of oblong suture holes along the first lateral side of the elongated plate and a plurality of oblong suture holes along the second lateral side of the elongated plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.