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US 2014/0128923 A1Published application
Bone fixation system
OwnerThomas J. Ellis, Joel Gillard +1inventors
InventorsThomas J. Ellis, Joel Gillard, Steven P. Horst
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Abstract
Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing bones, such as rib bones, with bone plates.
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A method of fixing a rib bone, the method comprising:
- selecting a bone plate including a first clip portion, a second clip portion, and a spanning portion, at least one of the clip portions defining a first aperture and a second aperture;
- disposing the bone plate adjacent a rib bone, with each clip portion extending partway around the rib bone to at least generally opposite sides of the rib bone, and with the spanning portion extending along the rib bone from the first clip portion to the second clip portion;
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- connecting the bone plate to the rib bone using one or more fasteners, wherein the step of connecting includes a step of placing a leading region of a fastener through the first aperture and then into attached engagement with the second aperture, such that the fastener extends through the rib bone between the first aperture and the second aperture.
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A method of fixing a rib bone, the method comprising:
- selecting a bone plate including a first clip portion, a second clip portion, and a spanning portion, each clip portion defining a proximal aperture and a distal aperture;
- disposing the bone plate adjacent a rib bone, with the proximal aperture of each clip portion adjacent an outer surface region of the rib bone and the distal aperture of each clip portion adjacent an inner surface region of the rib bone, and with the spanning portion extending from the first clip portion to the second clip portion;
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- connecting each clip portion to the rib bone with a fastener having a head and a shaft, wherein the step of connecting includes a step of placing the shaft into attached engagement with the distal aperture of the clip portion and the head of the fastener adjacent the proximal aperture of the clip portion, such that the fastener extends through the rib bone between the first aperture and the second aperture.
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A method of fixing a rib bone, the method comprising:
- selecting a bone plate including a first clip portion, a second clip portion, and a spanning portion, each clip portion defining a first aperture and a second aperture;
- disposing the bone plate adjacent a rib bone, with the rib bone disposed between the first aperture and the second aperture of the at least one clip portion, and with the spanning portion extending from the first clip portion to the second clip portion;
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- connecting each clip portion to the rib bone with a fastener, wherein the step of connecting includes a step of placing a leading region of the fastener through the first aperture and then into attached engagement with the second aperture of the clip portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.