US 6,645,208 B2 · Osteosynthesis plating apparatus and method with extension plate

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for immobilizing adjacent bone segments. An osteosynthesis plating system is provided for fixing or immobilizing several pieces or segments of bone utilizing screws which may be screwed into the segments of bone through openings provided in the osteosynthesis plate. The osteosynthesis plate is pressed against the bone surface by the screws and fixed thereto. In particular, the invention relates to an osteosynthesis extension plate for immobilizing adjacent segments of bone in a second surgery wherein the removal of a previously implanted osteosynthesis plate is avoided. In this manner the disadvantages associated with removal of the previously implanted plate are avoided.

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Dependent claims

An osteosynthesis extension plate for immobilizing at least two adjacent bone segments by means of screws which may be screwed into the bone segments through openings in the extension plate, wherein the extension plate comprises:

contoured longitudinal edges;
contoured transverse edges;
a first bone contacting surface;
a second non-bone contacting surface;
a plate portion having at least one row of pairs of through openings;
and
two extension arms extending longitudinally from the plate portion, said arms being dimensioned to fit alongside a second osteosynthesis plate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Osteosynthesis plating apparatus and method with extension plate

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Abstract

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