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US 2008/0228230 A1Published application
Hinged Bone Plate and Related Methods
AssigneeNuVasive, Inc.
InventorBret A. Ferree
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Abstract
A bone plate system comprising a thin plate and fasteners for securing the plate to at least two segments of bone. The plate may be hinged along the central axis, with a pair of collinear holes on each portion of the plate. Each of the holes accommodates a bolt which is screwed into the bone and secured to the plate using a nut.
Claims20
A system for rigidly affixing a first bone segment to at least a second bone segment, comprising:
- a first plate having a first pair of openings, said first plate hingedly coupled to a second plate having a second pair of openings, wherein said first and second pairs of openings are dimensioned to receive bone anchor elements;
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- a plurality of bone anchor elements dimensioned to be inserted through said first and second pairs of openings to rigidly affix said first and second plates to said first and second bone segments.
A method of affixing a first bone segment to a second bone segment, comprising:
- providing a first plate having a first pair of openings hingedly coupled to a second plate having a second pair of openings;
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- positioning said first and second plates against said first and second bone segments such at least one of said first pair of openings is aligned with said first bone segment and at least one of said second pair of openings is aligned with said second bone segment;
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- introducing a plurality of bone anchor elements, one through each of said first and second pairs of openings to affix said first and second plates to said first and second bone segments.
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A system for performing orthopedic surgery, comprising:
- a first plate having a first pair of openings and a first elongated hinge element, said first plate hingedly coupled to a second plate having a second pair of openings and a second elongated hinge element, wherein said first and second pairs of openings are dimensioned to receive bone anchor elements;
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- a plurality of bone anchor elements dimensioned to be inserted through said first and second pairs of openings to rigidly affix said first and second plates to said first and second bone segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.