Anterolateral clavicle fracture fixation plate

A system for clavicle fracture fixation comprising:

• an anterior clavicle fracture fixation plate including:
• a contoured body including a first end opposite a second end along a length of the contoured body, a superior side opposite an inferior side, and a plurality of openings along the length of the contoured body from the first end to the second end, each of the plurality of openings extending through a thickness of the contoured body from the superior side to the inferior side,
• wherein a plane extends through a first portion of the contoured body, the first portion being adjacent the first end, and a second portion of the contoured body curves away from the plane in a first direction, the second portion of the contoured body being adjacent the second end,
• wherein the contoured body includes a first bend along its length that bends at least partially in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
• wherein a height of the contoured body, measured perpendicular to the length, is greater at the first end than at the second end,
• wherein a cross-section of the contoured body is curved from the superior side to the inferior side,
• wherein, for at least a segment of the contoured body, a thickness of an inferior side portion of the contoured body is greater than a thickness of a superior side portion of the contoured body, the thickness measured perpendicular to the length of the contoured body,
• wherein the thickness of the superior side portion of the contoured body is greater at the first end than the second end, and
• wherein the plurality of openings comprises at least one opening at the first bend and angled with respect to the thickness of the contoured body at an angle that is different than a remainder of the plurality of openings, the at least one opening allowing a screw to be inserted through the at least one opening at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the thickness of the contoured body;
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• an instrument configured to aid in insertion of one or more screws through openings of the anterior clavicle fracture fixation plate on an anterior surface of a clavicle.

A method for fixing a fracture of a clavicle comprising:

• installing an anterior clavicle fracture fixation plate on at least an anterior surface of the clavicle, the anterior clavicle fracture fixation plate including:
• a contoured body including a first end opposite a second end along a length of the contoured body, a superior side opposite an inferior side, and a plurality of openings along the length of the contoured body from the first end to the second end, each of the plurality of openings extending through a thickness of the contoured body from the superior side to the inferior side,
• wherein a plane extends through a first portion of the contoured body, the first portion being adjacent the first end, and a second portion of the contoured body curves away from the plane in a first direction, the second portion of the contoured body being adjacent the second end,
• wherein the contoured body includes a first bend along its length that bends at least partially in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
• wherein a height of the contoured body, measured perpendicular to the length, is greater at the first end than at the second end,
• wherein a cross-section of the contoured body is curved from the superior side to the inferior side,
• wherein, for at least a segment of the contoured body, a thickness of an inferior side portion of the contoured body is greater than a thickness of a superior side portion of the contoured body, the thickness measured perpendicular to the length of the contoured body,
• wherein the thickness of the superior side portion of the contoured body is greater at the first end than the second end,
• wherein the plurality of openings comprises at least one opening at the first bend and angled with respect to the thickness of the contoured body at an angle that is different than a remainder of the plurality of openings, and
• wherein installing the anterior clavicle fracture fixation plate includes inserting respective screws through each of the plurality of openings and into the clavicle, one screw being disposed through the at least one opening at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the thickness of the contoured body.