Compressive distal humerus plating system
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsNicholas J. Katrana, Benjamin P. Heilman, Thomas M. Vanasse
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Abstract
A system for compressing a fracture can include a first bone plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end, and a second bone plate having a second proximal end and a second distal end. The second bone plate can be spaced apart from the first bone plate. The system can include an expansion member coupled to the second proximal end of the second bone plate. The movement of the expansion member relative to the second bone plate can cause the first distal end of the first bone plate and the second distal end of the second bone plate to move toward each other to compress the fracture.
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A system for compressing a fracture, the system comprising:
- a first bone plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;
- a second bone plate having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second bone plate spaced apart from the first bone plate;
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- an expansion member coupled to the second proximal end of the second bone plate,
- wherein movement of the expansion member relative to the second bone plate causes the first distal end of the first bone plate and the second distal end of the second bone plate to move toward each other to compress the fracture.
A system for compressing a fracture, the system comprising:
- a first bone plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;
- a second bone plate having a second proximal end and a second distal end;
- a first bone fastener coupled to one of the first bone plate and the second bone plate, the first bone fastener having a bore transverse to an axis of the first bone fastener;
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- a second bone fastener coupled to the other of the first bone plate and the second bone plate such that the second bone fastener passes through the bore of the first bone fastener.
A system for compressing a fracture, the system comprising:
- a first bone plate having a first proximal end and a first distal end;
- a second bone plate having a second proximal end and a second distal end;
- a first bone fastener coupled to the first proximal end of the first bone plate and the second distal end of the second bone plate;
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- a second bone fastener coupled to the first distal end of the first bone plate and the second proximal end of the second bone plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.