Implant for the treatment of bone fractures
AssigneeZimmer, Inc.
InventorsAndy Schwammberger, Jordan Velikov
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Abstract
The invention relates to an implant for the treatment of bone fractures, in particular of proximal humerus fractures, having a main plate which can be fixed to the bone and at least one outrigger which can be connected to the main plate via at least one flexible connection element such that the outrigger can be fixed to the bone spatially offset with respect to the main plate.
Claims26
An implant for treatment of bone fractures, the implant comprising a main plate adapted to be fixed to a bone and a plate-shaped outrigger element adapted to be fixed to the bone, the main plate having a first side and a second side, wherein, in an assembled state of the implant, the plate-shaped outrigger element is arranged offset from the main plate and the second side of the main plate is positioned further from the plate-shaped outrigger element than the first side of the main plate, the implant further comprising a U-shape flexible connection element having a pair of U limbs extending outwardly from a U base, each of the pair of U limbs having a terminal end,
- wherein the U-shape flexible connection element connects the main plate and the plate-shaped outrigger element to treat a bone fracture, the U-shape flexible connection element extending less than entirely around a periphery of the bone in the assembled state of the implant;
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- wherein the main plate has at least one pair of first passages through which the U limbs of the U-shape flexible connection element are guidable, wherein, in the assembled state of the implant, the U base of the U-shape flexible connection element is positioned outside of an aperture of the plate-shaped outrigger element, and the said terminal end of one of the pair of U limbs passing through one of the pair of first passages in the main plate from the first side of the main plate to the second side of the main plate and said terminal end of another one of the pair of U limbs passing through another one of the pair of first passages in the main plate from the first side of the main plate to the second side of the main plate, wherein, in the assembled state of the implant, the terminal ends of both of the pair of U limbs are positioned adjacent to the second side of the main plate.
An implant for the treatment of bone fractures, the implant comprising a main plate adapted to be fixed to a bone and a plate-shaped outrigger element adapted to be fixed to the bone, the main plate having a first side and a second side, wherein, in an assembled state of the implant, the plate-shaped outrigger element is arranged offset from the main plate and the second side of the main plate is positioned further from the plate-shaped outrigger element than the first side of the main plate, the implant further comprising a U-shape flexible connection element having a pair of U limbs extending outwardly from a U base, each of the pair of U limbs having a terminal end,
- wherein the U-shape flexible connection element connects the main plate and the plate-shaped outrigger element to treat a bone fracture, the U-shape flexible connection element extending less than entirely around a periphery of the bone in the assembled state of the implant;
- wherein the main plate has at least one pair of first passages through which the U limbs of the U-shape flexible connection element are guidable, wherein, in the assembled state of the implant, the U base of the U-shape flexible connection element is positioned outside of an aperture of the plate-shaped outrigger element, and the terminal end of one of the pair of U limbs passing through one of the pair of first passages in the main plate from the first side of the main plate to the second side of the main plate and the terminal end of another one of the pair of U limbs passing through another one of the pair of first passages in the main plate from the first side of the main plate to the second side of the main plate, wherein, in the assembled state of the implant, the terminal ends of both of the pair of U limbs are positioned adjacent to the second side of the main plate;
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- wherein the plate-shaped outrigger element has a base area substantially smaller than that of the main plate.
An implant for the treatment of bone fractures, the implant comprising a main plate adapted to be fixed to a bone and a plate-shaped outrigger element adapted to be fixed to the bone, the main plate having a first side and a second side, wherein, in an assembled state of the implant, the plate-shaped outrigger element is arranged offset from the main plate and the second side of the main plate is positioned further from the plate-shaped outrigger element than the first side of the main plate, the implant further comprising a U-shape flexible connection element having a pair of U limbs extending outwardly from a U base, each of the pair of U limbs having a terminal end,
- wherein the U-shape flexible connection element connects the main plate and the plate-shaped outrigger element to treat a bone fracture, the U-shape flexible connection element extending less than entirely around a periphery of the bone in the assembled state of the implant;
- wherein the main plate has at least one pair of first passages through which the U limbs of the U-shape flexible connection element are guidable, wherein, in the assembled state of the implant, the U base of the U-shape flexible connection element is positioned outside of an aperture of the plate-shaped outrigger element, and the terminal end of one of the pair of U limbs passing through one of the pair of first passages in the main plate from the first side of the main plate to the second side of the main plate and the terminal end of another one of the pair of U limbs passing through the other one of the pair of first passages in the main plate from the first side of the main plate to the second side of the main plate, wherein, in the assembled state of the implant, the terminal ends of both of the pair of U limbs are positioned adjacent to the second side of the main plate;
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- wherein the plate-shaped outrigger element has a base area substantially smaller than that of the main plate.
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