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US 11,890,041 B2Granted
Flexible construct for femoral reconstruction
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorDale Frederick Swarts
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Abstract
A bone repair device includes a plate having a pathway and a flexible structure. The plate includes opposing top and bottom surfaces and a first side extending between the top and the bottom surfaces. The flexible structure is directly attached to and extends from the first side of the plate. In operation, the bone repair device is placed around and over a plurality of bone parts. The plate is secured to the plurality of bone parts with a cable inserted through the pathway and wrapped around the bone parts.
Claims20
A bone repair device comprising:
- a plate including opposing top and bottom surfaces, and a pathway extending across a length of the plate or a width of the plate transverse to the length;
- and
- a flexible structure including a plurality of overlapping segment geometries, the flexible structure being directly attached to and extending from the plate,
- wherein the plate and an end of the flexible structure are integral with each other such that they are inseparable.
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A bone repair device comprising:
- a plate including a pathway extending across a length of the plate or a width of the plate transverse to the length;
- and
- a flexible structure directly attached to the plate, wherein the pathway includes a loop and linear portions extending from the loop, and wherein at least one of the linear portions intersects a surface of the plate.
A surgical method comprising the steps of:
- placing a bone repair device including a plate and a flexible structure around and over a plurality of bone parts, the plate including opposing top and bottom surfaces, wherein the flexible structure includes a plurality of overlapping segment geometries directly attached to and extending from the plate;
- and
- securing the plate to the plurality of bone parts with a cable inserted along a pathway defined by the plate of the bone repair device and wrapped around the bone parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.