Apparatus and method for treating a fracture of a bone
AssigneeMarctec, LLC
InventorPeter M. Bonutti
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for treating a fracture of a bone is provided. A bone suture assembly includes a first bone plate positioned proximate to the bone. A suture is positioned through the first bone plate and across the fracture of the bone to thereby stabilize the fracture. A method of treating a fracture of a bone includes positioning at least one suture anchor proximate to the bone and positioning at least one bone plate between at least one suture anchor and the bone. The method also includes moving at least one suture across the fracture of the bone and through at least one bone plate, attaching at least one suture to at least one suture anchor, and tensioning at least one suture to stabilize the fracture of the bone.
Claims27
A bone suture assembly for treating a fracture of a bone comprising:
- a first rigid bone plate positionable proximate to the bone;
- a second rigid bone plate positionable proximate to the bone generally opposite the first bone plate;
- a suture connected with the first and second rigid bone plates to thereby stabilize the fracture, the suture positionable through a passage in the bone;
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- at least one fastener positionable through the first rigid bone plate into the bone to hold the first rigid bone plate to the bone.
A bone suture assembly for treating a fracture of a bone comprising:
- a first bone plate positionable proximate to the bone;
- a suture positionable through the first bone plate and across the fracture of the bone to thereby stabilize the fracture;
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- a tubular member positionable in the bone through the fracture, generally orthogonal to the first bone plate, wherein the tubular member remains in the bone such that the suture is disposed within the tubular member.
A bone suture assembly for treating a fracture of a bone comprising:
- a first suture anchor positionable proximate to the bone;
- a rigid bone plate positionable between the first suture anchor and the bone, the rigid bone plate and first suture anchor positionable generally on the same side of the bone;
- a suture extending through the rigid bone plate and connected with the first suture anchor, the suture positionable across the bone to thereby stabilize the fracture;
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- at least one fastener positionable through the rigid bone plate into the bone to hold the rigid bone plate to the bone.
A method for treating a fracture of a bone comprising:
- forming at least one passage through the bone, where the passage traverses the fracture;
- positioning at least one suture anchor proximate to the bone;
- positioning at least one bone plate between the at least one suture anchor and the bone;
- fastening the at least one bone plate to the bone with at least one screw;
- moving at least one suture through the passage in the bone and through at least one bone plate;
- attaching at least one suture to at least one suture anchor;
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- tensioning at least one suture to stabilize the fracture of the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.