Humeral fixation plate guides
AssigneeTornier SAS
InventorsRobert Courtney, Jr., William Matthew Kuester, Robert Benjamin Rice
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Abstract
An anchor trajectory guide and methods of use thereof are provided. The guide includes a body that has a medial side. The medial side can be placed over a lateral side of a fixation plate. The anchor trajectory guide also includes a locator and a plurality of guide apertures. The locator is disposed on or through the medial side of the body. The locator can be mated with the fixation plate. The guide apertures are disposed through the body at positions corresponding to define anchor locations and orientations to provide good purchase adjacent to or in cortical bone around a medial side of a humerus.
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A bone anchor trajectory guide, comprising:
- a body comprising a medial side configured to be placed over a lateral side of a fixation plate, the body comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion having a reduced thickness compared to the distal portion;
- a locator disposed on or through the medial side of the body, the locator configured to mate with the fixation plate;
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- a plurality of guide apertures disposed through the body at positions corresponding to defined anchor locations and non-aligned orientations to provide good fixation in bone around a medial portion of a humerus.
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A bone anchor trajectory guide, comprising:
- a body comprising a medial side configured to be placed over a lateral side of a fixation plate;
- a locator disposed on or through the medial side of the body, the locator configured to mate with the fixation plate;
- a plurality of guide apertures disposed through the body at positions corresponding to defined anchor locations and non-aligned orientations to provide good fixation in bone around a medial portion of a humerus;
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- a plurality of suture slots disposed along a side of the body to allow suture anchoring to the fixation plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.