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US 11,628,000 B2Granted
Hybrid bone plate
AssigneeGLW, Inc.
InventorsThomas Hoon Lee, Axel Cremer, Richard Garret Mauldin, Arley Perez, Jan Heinsohn
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Abstract
A bone fixation plate comprises a main body formed of a first material and a support member formed of a second, different material and attached to the main body. The main body defines a first set of openings and the support member defines a second set of openings aligned with the first set of openings. For each opening of the first set of openings, a main body circumferential surface is disposed adjacent and continuous with a support member circumferential surface of the second set of openings to define an opening circumferential surface that bounds an opening of the first set of openings and an opening of the second set of openings.
Claims18
A bone fixation plate, comprising:
- a main body formed of a first material, the main body having a main body first end, a main body second end, a main body first side, a main body second side, a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, the main body defining a first set of openings extending through the main body between the first and second surfaces and a main body circumferential surface for each opening of the first set of openings;
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- a support member formed of a second, different material and attached to the main body, the support member defining a second set of openings aligned with the first set of openings and a support member circumferential surface for each opening of the second set of openings;
- wherein each main body circumferential surface is disposed adjacent and continuous with a support member circumferential surface to define an opening circumferential surface that bounds an opening of the first set of openings and an opening of the second set of openings;
- wherein the main body defines a recess for each opening of the first set of openings, each recess extending to the main body circumferential surface for the respective opening of the first set of openings.
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A bone fixation plate, comprising:
- a main body formed of a metal, the main body having a main body first end, a main body second end, a main body first side, a main body second side, a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, the main body defining a first set of openings extending through the main body between the first and second surfaces and a main body circumferential surface for each opening of the first set of openings;
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- a support member formed of a non-metal and attached to the main body, the support member defining a second set of openings aligned with the first set of openings and a support member circumferential surface for each opening of the second set of openings;
- wherein each main body circumferential surface is disposed adjacent and continuous with a support member circumferential surface to define an opening circumferential surface that bounds an opening of the first set of openings and an opening of the second set of openings;
- wherein a first opening of the first set of openings has a first inner diameter;
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- wherein a second opening of the second set of openings and adjacent the first opening has a second inner diameter that is the same as the first inner diameter;
- wherein the main body defines a recess for each opening of the first set of openings, each recess extending to the main body circumferential surface for the respective opening of the first set of openings.
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A bone fixation plate, comprising:
- a main body formed of a metal, the main body having a main body first end, a main body second end, a main body first side, a main body second side, a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, the main body defining a first set of openings extending through the main body between the first and second surfaces and a main body circumferential surface for each opening of the first set of openings;
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- a support member formed of a non-metal and attached to the main body, the support member defining a second set of openings aligned with the first set of openings and a support member circumferential surface for each opening of the second set of openings;
- wherein each main body circumferential surface is disposed adjacent and continuous with a support member circumferential surface to define an opening circumferential surface that bounds an opening of the first set of openings and an opening of the second set of openings;
- wherein a first opening of the first set of openings has a first inner diameter;
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- wherein a second opening of the second set of openings and adjacent the first opening has a second inner diameter that is less than the first inner diameter;
- wherein the main body defines a recess for each opening of the first set of openings, each recess extending to the main body circumferential surface for the respective opening of the first set of openings.
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