Channeled bone plate and methods for implanting the same
OwnerJames Plattinventor
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Abstract
The channeled bone plate includes a substantially rigid and elongated member for use in stabilizing and splinting fractured sections of a broken bone. This elongated member includes a bottom surface and a top surface, with at least one transverse channel formed from the bottom surface. The transverse channel has a size and shape to at least partially accommodate selective insertion of a cable to permit flush mounting of the bottom surface of the elongated member to the fractured sections of the broken bone simultaneously with flush wrapping of the cable around an external surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone. The elongated member and the cable cooperate to support the broken bone as an implant splint.
Claims22
A channeled bone plate, comprising:
- a substantially rigid and elongated member for use in stabilizing and splinting fractured sections of a broken bone, the elongated member including a bottom surface and a top surface;
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- at least one transverse channel formed from the bottom surface of the elongated member and having a size and shape to at least partially accommodate selective insertion of a cable to permit flush mounting of the bottom surface of the elongated member to the fractured sections of the broken bone simultaneously with flush wrapping of the cable around an external surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone, wherein the elongated member and the cable cooperate to support the broken bone as an implant splint.
A method for implanting a channeled bone plate, comprising the steps of:
- placing a substantially rigid and elongated member having at least one transverse channel formed in a bottom surface thereof along an outer surface of fractured sections of a broken bone;
- wrapping at least one cable around the outer surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone;
- aligning the cable with the elongated member for at least partial insertion of the cable into the at least one transverse channel to permit flush mounting of the bottom surface of the elongated member to the outer surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone simultaneously with flush wrapping of the cable around the outer surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone;
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- securing the elongated member to the fractured sections of the broken bone, wherein the elongated member and the cable cooperate to support the broken bone as an implant splint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.