Bone plating system and method
AssigneeTreace Medical Concepts, Inc.
InventorsPaul Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, David L. Brumfield
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Abstract
A bone plate can be used to fixate one or more bones. In some examples, the bone plate defines an elongated body having a plurality of fixation holes arrayed at different points along the length of the body. For example, the bone plate may have opposed fixation holes separated by a bridge. The bone plate may be bent or shaped along a central longitudinal axis extending through the elongated body and also twisted around the central longitudinal axis. The bending and twisting can position each fixation hole of the elongated body in a different plane in three-dimensional space.
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A bone plate comprising:
- a body having a length defining a central longitudinal axis and a width defining an extent of the bone plate transverse to the central longitudinal axis, and wherein the body includes a top surface and a bone facing surface opposite the top surface, the bone facing surface including a first surface;
- a first fixation hole extending through the body from the top surface to the bone facing surface;
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- a pad extending out a distance from the first surface at a location on the bone facing surface adjacent the first fixation hole.
A method of fixating a bone plate, the method comprising:
- positioning a bone facing surface of the bone plate in contact with a bone;
- contacting the bone with a pad that extends out a distance from a first surface of the bone facing surface at a location on the bone facing surface adjacent a first fixation hole;
- positioning a bridge of the bone plate across a target area;
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- inserting a first fastener through the first fixation hole and into the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.