Contoured bone plate for fracture fixation having hook members
AssigneesLars G. Tellman, David Medoff
InventorRobert J. Medoff
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Abstract
A bone fixation plate for fixation of fractures having a small terminal bone fragment, such as fractures of the lateral malleolus. The bone fixation plate includes an elongated body, and two hook members extending from a first end of the elongated body. Each hook member curves back upon a bottom surface of the elongated body, back towards a second end of the elongated body, and terminating in a pointed prong region. The elongated body includes a first region, a second region, and an angled region disposed between the first and second region. The prong region has a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the angled region of the elongated body of the bone plate.
Claims27
A bone plate for fixing fractures having a small terminal fragment, comprising:
- an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a flared region disposed between the first end and the second end, the flared region having a first longitudinal axis;
- at least one hook member proximate the first end and having a prong region having a second longitudinal axis;
- wherein the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are substantially parallel to each other.
A bone plate for fixing fractures having a small terminal fragment, comprising:
- an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
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- at least two hook members proximate the first end, each of the hook members having an associated apex;
- wherein the distance between the second end and the apex of one of the hook members is greater than the distance between the second end and the apex of another of the hook members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.