Active compression orthopedic plate system and method for using the same
AssigneeAlphatel Spine, Inc.
InventorDavid Hawkes
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Abstract
An active compression orthopedic plate includes a first and a second end cross member, at least one center cross member, at least one longitudinal member slideably coupling the first and second end cross member and the at least one center cross member, and a compressive member configured to exert a compressive force on the first and second end cross members.
Claims25
An active compression orthopedic plate, comprising:
- a first and a second end cross member;
- at least one longitudinal member slideably coupling said first and second end cross members;
- and
- a compressive member configured to exert a compressive force on said first and said second end cross members.
An active compression orthopedic plate, comprising:
- a first and a second end cross member;
- at least one center cross member;
- at least one longitudinal member slideably coupling said first and second end cross member and said at least one center cross member;
- and
- a compressive member configured to exert a compressive force on said first and said second end cross members;
- wherein said compressive member is at least partially disposed within said at least one longitudinal member.
An active compression orthopedic plate, comprising:
- at least a first, second, and third interconnected cross members having mounting apertures therein;
- and
- at least one longitudinal member interconnecting said cross members, said longitudinal member including a flexible member extending from a first and a second end of said longitudinal member, the flexible member including a securing member disposed on said flexible member, the flexible member under tension;
- wherein the first end of the longitudinal member extents through an insert in a side of a first cross member, the longitudinal member extending through a reciprocal sleeve of the second cross member, the second end of the longitudinal member extending through an insert in the side of a third cross member;
- wherein the cross members are free to translate along the longitudinal members and are in compression relative to each other.
A method for binding a plurality of bone segments comprising compressively coupling said plurality of bone segments with a nitinol wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.