Distal tibial plating system
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsDavid Laird, Jr., Alex Bada
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Abstract
Systems for treating bone fractures are disclosed. Exemplary systems may include a backpack and one or more bone plates for engaging bone members. The backpack may be configured to be temporarily attached to the bone plate in order to provide trajectories for fasteners received by the bone plate. The bone plates can receive one or more screws to secure the bone plates to an underlying bone member. The one or more screws can be inserted into bone plate holes that can be considered locking or non-locking. The bone plates described herein can have particular combinations of locking and/or non-locking holes. Additional bone plate holes can be used to accept sutures, K-wire, or other instrumentation.
Claims20
A system for treating a fracture in a distal tibia bone comprising:
- a backpack having a plurality of backpack holes and a coupler hole including a collet;
- a bone plate shaped to engage the distal tibia bone and including:
- a base extending along a first axis and having a plurality base holes adapted to be aligned with corresponding backpack holes, the base further having a coupler hole adapted to receive the collet of the backpack;
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- a shaft extending from the base and along a second axis different from the first axis, the shaft having a plurality of shaft holes for receiving bone fasteners;
- a backpack fastener adapted to be inserted into the coupler hole of the backpack to selectively unlock and lock the collet to the base.
A system for treating a fracture in a distal tibia bone comprising:
- a backpack having a plurality of backpack holes and a coupler hole including a collet;
- a bone plate shaped to engage the distal tibia bone and including:
- a base extending along a first axis and having a plurality base holes adapted to be aligned with corresponding backpack holes, the base further having a coupler hole adapted to receive the collet of the backpack;
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- a shaft extending from the base and along a second axis different from the first axis, the shaft having a plurality of shaft holes for receiving bone fasteners;
- a backpack fastener adapted to be inserted into the coupler hole of the backpack to selectively unlock and lock the collet to the base;
- a drill bit configured to be inserted through the backpack holes and the base holes;
- a drill sleeve configured to be placed in proximity to the bone plate and having a through hole for receiving the drill bit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.