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US 12,629,189 B2Granted
Rib plating and fixation system and method
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorEmma Phillips
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Abstract
A rib fixation system, including: a rib plate having a plurality of screw holes; a first ring component with a screw hole and ridge; a second ring component with a screw hole and a slot configured to receive a portion of the first ring component; and a screw configured to be placed through one of the plurality of screw holes of the rib plate, the screw hole of the first ring, and the screw hole of the second ring, wherein the ridge of the first ring provides a stop for the second ring.
Claims12
A rib fixation system, comprising:
- a rib plate having a plurality of screw holes;
- a first closure ring with a screw hole;
- a first cradle with a screw hole and a cradle mount configured to engage the first closure ring to form a first ring;
- a second cradle with a screw hole and cradle mount;
- a third cradle with a screw hole configured to engage the second cradle to form a second ring, wherein the second ring is configured to engage the rib plate;
- a first spanning segment configured to securely engage the cradle mount of the first cradle and the cradle mount of the second cradle;
- a first screw configured to be inserted through the screw hole of the first closure ring and the screw hole of the first cradle;
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- a second screw configured to be inserted through the screw hole of the first cradle and the screw hole of the second cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.