Retractable burr hole plate and method
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsSaddy Garcia, Howard Chandler, Scott Sidwell, Adam Hausman, Jacob Mayworth
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Abstract
A plate assembly for attaching a bone flap to a skull is provided and may include a first plate member attached to the bone flap and a second plate member supported by the first plate member and movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the first plate member. The second plate member may be removed from a cut line between the bone flap and the skull in the retracted position and may extend over the cut line in the extended position.
Claims20
A plate assembly for attaching a bone flap to a skull, the plate assembly comprising:
- a first plate member operable to be attached to the bone flap;
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- a second plate member supported by said first plate member and movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the first plate member, said second plate member removed from a cut line between the bone flap and the skull in said retracted position and extending over said cut line in said extended position.
An implant system comprising:
- a first plate member having an attachment feature;
- a second plate member supported by said first plate member and moveable between an extended position extending over a cut line separating a first bone member and a second bone member and a retracted position separated from said cut line;
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- a tool having a first portion operable to engage said attachment feature to position said first plate member relative to said cut line and a second portion operable to engage said second plate member to move said second plate member between said extended position and said retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.