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US 2025/0049481 A1Published application
Bone plate apparatus with articulating joints
OwnerWilliam E. Nordt, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A bone plate apparatus comprises a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone, a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone, and a linking segment. The first plate is connected to the linking segment at a first articulating joint, and the second plate is connected to the linking segment at a second articulating joint.
Claims74
A bone plate apparatus comprising:
- (a) a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone;
- (b) a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone;
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- (c) a linking segment;
- (d) wherein the first plate is connected to the linking segment at a first articulating joint;
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- (e) wherein the second plate is connected to the linking segment at a second articulating joint.
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A method comprising:
- (a) providing a bone plate apparatus including
- (i) a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone;
- (ii) a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone;
- (iii) a linking segment;
- (iv) wherein the first plate is connected to the linking segment at a first articulating joint;
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- (v) wherein the second plate is connected to the linking segment at a second articulating joint;
- (b) attaching the first plate to bone at a first bone location;
- (c) attaching the second plate to bone at a second bone location;
- (d) orienting the first plate relative to the second plate by manipulating the bone plate apparatus including effecting adjustment at one of the articulating joints;
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- (e) locking the first and second articulating joints.
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A method comprising:
- (a) providing a bone plate apparatus including
- (i) a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone;
- (ii) a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone;
- (iii) a linking segment;
- (iv) wherein the first plate is configured for connection to the linking segment such that, when connected, the two are connected at a first articulating joint;
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- (v) wherein the second plate is configured for connection to the linking segment such that, when connected, the two are connected at a second articulating joint;
- (b) attaching the first plate to bone at a first bone location;
- (c) attaching the second plate to bone at a second bone location;
- (d) connecting the linking segment to the first plate;
- (e) connecting the linking segment to the second plate;
- (f) locking the first and second articulating joints.
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A method comprising:
- (a) providing a bone plate apparatus including
- (i) a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone;
- (ii) a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone;
- (iii) a linking segment;
- (iv) wherein the first plate is configured for connection to the linking segment such that, when connected, the two are connected at a first articulating joint;
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- (v) wherein the second plate is configured for connection to the linking segment such that, when connected, the two are connected at a second articulating joint;
- (b) attaching the first plate to bone at a first bone location;
- (c) connecting the linking segment to the first plate;
- (d) connecting the linking segment to the second plate;
- (e) orienting the first plate relative to the second plate by manipulating the bone plate apparatus including effecting adjustment at one of the articulating joints;
- (f) attaching the second plate to bone at a second bone location;
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- (g) locking the first and second articulating joints.
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A method comprising:
- (a) providing a bone plate apparatus including
- (i) a first plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the first plate to a portion of a bone;
- (ii) a second plate comprising one or more openings configured for use in securing the second plate to a portion of a bone;
- (iii) a linking segment;
- (iv) a sensor configured to generate digital sensor data;
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- (v) a wireless communication component;
- (vi) wherein the first plate is connected to the linking segment at a first articulating joint;
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- (vii) wherein the second plate is connected to the linking segment at a second articulating joint;
- (b) attaching the first plate to bone at a first bone location;
- (c) attaching the second plate to bone at a second bone location;
- (d) orienting the first plate relative to the second plate by manipulating the bone plate apparatus including effecting adjustment at one of the articulating joints;
- (e) locking the first and second articulating joints;
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- (f) communicating, by the wireless communication component of the bone plate apparatus, sensor data from the sensor of the bone plate apparatus.
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A bone plate apparatus as disclosed.
A system as disclosed.
A method as disclosed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.