Apparatus, system and method for fixation of greater trochanter of femur
AssigneeOrthoTangent LLC
InventorBRYAN D. BREDTHAUER
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Abstract
A surgical implant device and method of using the same for fixation of the greater trochanter is provided. The surgical implant device comprises a plate defining a flat portion and a bulbous portion each defining pre-drilled holes configured to provide a drill guide for insertion of a plurality of screws and/or cables to hold the surgical implant device in the desired location. The device is configured to provide stable fixation of the greater trochanter while mitigating cable degradation and soft tissue damage/irritation present in legacy surgical techniques.
Claims20
A surgical implant device configured for fixation of the greater trochanter in a human comprising:
- a plate which is movable between an unfixed configuration and a fixed configuration, wherein in said fixed configuration said plate is configured to be fixedly coupled to a femur such that the greater trochanter is substantially fixed in a stable position, said plate comprising:
- a flat portion configured to be fixedly coupled to a lateral side of a femoral shaft of the femur when said plate is in said fixed configuration;
- and
- a bulbous portion defining a curved profile, wherein said bulbous portion is configured to be positioned below the greater trochanter when said plate is in said fixed configuration,
- wherein a contour of said curved profile of said bulbous portion substantially corresponds with a contour of the greater trochanter as it protrudes from the femur.
A surgical implant device configured for fixation of the greater trochanter of a femur in a human comprising:
- a plate, said plate comprising:
- a flat portion configured to be fixedly coupled to a lateral side of a femoral shaft of the femur, said flat portion including one or more flat portion holes;
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- a bulbous portion configured to be positioned below the greater trochanter, said bulbous portion including one or more bulbous portion holes and a length that extends laterally away from the femur less than a length of the greater trochanter;
- at least one fixation device configured to be received in one of the one or more flat portion holes or one of the one or more bulbous portion holes,
- wherein said fixation device is configured to fixedly couple said plate to the femur.
A method of fixation of the greater trochanter of a femur in a human using a surgical implant device, the method comprising:
- moving a surgical implant device from an unfixed configuration to a fixed configuration by fixedly coupling a plate of said surgical implant device to the femur such that the greater trochanter is substantially fixed in a stable position,
- wherein said plate comprises a flat portion configured to be fixedly coupled to a lateral side of a femoral shaft of the femur when said plate is in said fixed configuration,
- wherein said plate further comprises a bulbous portion including a curved profile and wherein said bulbous portion is configured to be positioned below the greater trochanter when said surgical implant device is in said fixed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.