# US 11,432,857 B2 · Stabilization systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,432,857 B2 - Document ID: US11432857B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/030,895 - Filed: 2018-07-10 - Published: 2018-11-01 - Granted: 2022-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-17 - Assignees: Globus Medical, Inc. - Applicants: Globus Medical, Inc. - Inventors: Donald Anding; Andrew Davison; James Gault; Alex Bada - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11432857B2 ## CPC - A61B 17/8057: {the interlocking form comprising a thread} - A61B 17/80: Cortical plates {, i.e. bone plates; Instruments for holding or positioning cortical plates, or for compressing bones attached to cortical plates} - A61B 17/8014: {the extension or compression force being caused by interaction of the plate hole and the screws} - A61B 17/8042: {the additional component being a cover over the screw head} - A61B 17/8052: {immobilised relative to screws by interlocking form of the heads and plate holes, e.g. conical or threaded} - A61B 17/8085: {with pliable or malleable elements or having a mesh-like structure, e.g. small strips (A61B17/8071, A61B17/8076 take precedence)} - A61B 17/809: {with bone-penetrating elements, e.g. blades or prongs (bone staples A61B17/0642; intramedullary nails with a plate at an end A61B17/7233)} - A61B 17/848: {Kirschner wires, i.e. thin, long nails} - A61B 17/8605: {Heads, i.e. proximal ends projecting from bone} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Devices, systems, and methods of bone stabilization. The bone stabilization system includes a variety of plates, including a tine plate. The tine plate may include an elongate body and first and second ears extending from the elongate body, each of the first and second ears defining a screw hole therethrough, and a first tine extending from the first ear and a second tine extending from the second ear, the first and second tines each terminating at a sharp point. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bone stabilization plate comprising: an elongate body extending from a first end to a second end along a central longitudinal axis, the elongate body defining a plurality of screw holes therethrough and a k-wire hole disposed between each of the screw holes of the elongate body, wherein the diameter of each of the k-wire holes is smaller than the diameter of each of the screw holes; first and second ears extending laterally from the second end of the elongate body relative to the central longitudinal axis such that each ear is laterally spaced from the central longitudinal axis, each of the first and second ears defining a screw hole therethrough; and a first tine extending from the first ear and a second tine extending from the second ear, the first and second tines each terminating at a sharp point, a groove laterally separating the first and second ears from each other, the groove longitudinally extending on the central longitudinal axis a distance from the second end toward the first end such that the groove extends to a position which is closer to the first end than the screw holes of the ears. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein the first and second tines are bent at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein the first and second tines are bent at 90° relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein the groove is deeper than a radius of the screw holes in the first and second ears. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein the groove has a first width proximate the elongate body and a second width, greater than the first width, proximate the first and second tines. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein the elongate body has scalloped edges. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The bone stabilization plate of claim 6, wherein narrowed portions of the scalloped edges coincide with locations of the k-wire holes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein one or more indentations are provided where the first and second ears meet the elongate body such that a width of the plate is narrowed relative to a width of the first and second ears at the respective screw holes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The bone stabilization plate of claim 1, wherein the screw holes are selected from a group consisting of locking holes, non-locking holes, polyaxial holes, dynamic compression slots, combination locking and non-locking holes, and stacked holes. ### Claim 10 A bone stabilization plate comprising: an elongate body extending from a first end to a second end along a central longitudinal axis, the elongate body defining a plurality of screw holes therethrough and a k-wire hole disposed between each of the screw holes of the elongate body, wherein the diameter of each of the k-wire holes is smaller than the diameter of each of the screw holes; first and second ears extending laterally away from the central longitudinal axis and from the second end of the elongate body, the first and second ears separated by a groove extending longitudinally on the central longitudinal axis; and a first tine extending from the first ear and a second tine extending from the second ear, wherein the groove has a first width proximate the elongate body and a second width proximate the first and second tines, the second width is greater than the first width, wherein each of the first and second ears defining a screw hole therethrough, wherein the groove longitudinally extends along the central longitudinal axis a distance from the second end toward the first end such that the groove extends to a position which is closer to the first end than the screw holes of the ears, and wherein the first tine and the second tine each narrow to terminate at a sharp point. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The bone stabilization plate of claim 10, wherein the first and second tines are bent at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The bone stabilization plate of claim 10, wherein the first and second tines are bent at 90° relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The bone stabilization plate of claim 10, wherein the groove is deeper than a radius of the screw holes in the first and second ears. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The bone stabilization plate of claim 10, wherein the elongate body has scalloped edges. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The bone stabilization plate of claim 14, wherein narrowed portions of the scalloped edges coincide with locations of the k-wire holes. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The bone stabilization plate of claim 10, wherein one or more indentations are provided where the first and second ears meet the elongate body such that a width of the plate is narrowed relative to a width of the first and second ears at the respective screw holes. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The bone stabilization plate of claim 10, wherein the screw holes are selected from a group consisting of locking holes, non-locking holes, polyaxial holes, dynamic compression slots, combination locking and non-locking holes, and stacked holes. ### Claim 18 A bone stabilization plate comprising: an elongate body extending from a first end to a second end along a central longitudinal axis, the elongate body defining a plurality of screw holes therethrough and a k-wire hole disposed between each of the screw holes of the elongate body, wherein the diameter of each of the k-wire holes is smaller than the diameter of each of the screw holes, the elongate body having scalloped edges with narrowed portions between the plurality of screw holes, wherein the narrowed portions of the scalloped edges coincide with locations of the k-wire holes; first and second ears extending from the second end of the elongate body, the first and second ears being separated by a groove extending longitudinally on the central longitudinal axis, each of the first and second ears extending laterally away from the central longitudinal axis and each of the first and second ears defining a screw hole therethrough; and a first tine extending from the first ear and a second tine extending from the second ear, the first and second tines each terminating at a sharp point, wherein the groove has a first width proximate the elongate body and a second width, greater than the first width, proximate the first and second tines, wherein the groove longitudinally extends along the central longitudinal axis a distance from the second end toward the first end such that the groove extends to a position which is closer to the first end than the screw holes of the ears.