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US 5,197,966 AGranted
Radiodorsal buttress blade plate implant for repairing distal radius fractures
OwnerT. Greg Sommerkampinventor
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Abstract
A radiodorsal buttress blade plate assembly includes blades that are rigidly secured to a side plate and are arranged in an offset position to facilitate placement in close proximity to the cortical bone surface.
Claims12
An implantable radiodorsal buttress blade plate assembly for repairing a distal radius fracture, comprising:
- a) an elongated side plate extending in a first direction between first and second longitudinal ends, said side plate having an abutment surface that is configured to match the anatomical contours of a distal radiodorsal portion of a radius bone, said side plate having a first enlarged portion proximal to one of its longitudinal ends in which the side plate extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction for a distance greater than the corresponding extension in the second direction of a second adjacent portion of the side plate;
- b) a plurality of openings extending through said side plate, each of said openings being spaced from each other in the first direction and being dimensioned and configured to accommodate a screw for securing the side plate to the radius bone;
- c) a pair of elongated blades rigidly secured to and extending outwardly from the abutment surface at the enlarged portion of the side plate, each of said blades extending in a third direction generally perpendicular to both the first and second directions, said blades being spaced from each other in the both the first and second directions.
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