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US 12,594,101 B1Granted
Method and device for bone fixation
OwnerVitaly Piluikoinventor
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Abstract
A method and device for repairing a bone fracture include the use of a bone plate and a bone hook that engages the interior of the bone. The method includes the steps of using at least one bone hook that engages the interior of the bone to apply a counterforce to the bone plate installation forces.
Claims18
A bone plate installation kit comprising:
- a bone plate and first and second bone hooks;
- the bone plate having a central portion located between a first end portion and a second end portion;
- each of the end portions defining at least one fastener opening;
- the central portion defining an elongated slot having a length between slot ends and a minimum width;
- each bone hook having a shank and a hook end;
- the shank of each bone hook being sized to allow both shanks to be located in and move around in the elongated slot at the same time and move independently of the other to point the hook ends in substantially opposite directions;
- and
- each shank having a maximum width dimension that is no greater than two-thirds of the minimum width of the elongated slot.
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A method of installing a bone plate over a bone fracture comprising the steps of:
- positioning a first bone hook through a slot in a bone plate;
- the bone hook having a shank and a hook end;
- moving the hook end into an interior of one bone end on one side of a fractured bone through a fractured end of the fractured bone;
- and
- supporting the one bone end on one side of the fracture of a fractured bone with the first bone hook by providing an outward counterforce working against an inward force created during installation of a bone fastener into the one bone end through the bone plate.
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A method of installing a bone plate over a bone fracture comprising the steps of:
- inserting a first self-expanding bone anchor into an interior of one bone end on one side of a fractured bone through a fractured end of the fractured bone;
- inserting a second self-expanding bone anchor into an interior of the other bone end on the other side of the fractured bone through the other fractured end of the fractured bone;
- connecting the first and second self-expanding bone anchors together with a connector;
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- moving the bone ends together with force on the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.