Osteosynthetic pressure plate osteosynthetic compression plate
First Claim
1. An osteosynthetic compression plate having a central longitudinal axis, an upper surface with two side edges generally parallel to the central axis, a lower surface for application to a bone, and a plurality of screw holes along the central axis, the edges of said upper surface being more remote from said central axis in a direction perpendicular to said central axis, than any other part of said plate, said plate having recesses in its lower surface extending both parallel to and transverse to the central axis to provide space between the lower surface of the plate and the bone.
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Abstract
An osteosynthetic pressure plate having several holes for bone screws positioned along its longitudinal axis and having an underside with curved recesses, designed for positioning on the bone so that immediately upon implantation there are spaces between the bone and the pressure plate.
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- 1. An osteosynthetic compression plate having a central longitudinal axis, an upper surface with two side edges generally parallel to the central axis, a lower surface for application to a bone, and a plurality of screw holes along the central axis, the edges of said upper surface being more remote from said central axis in a direction perpendicular to said central axis, than any other part of said plate, said plate having recesses in its lower surface extending both parallel to and transverse to the central axis to provide space between the lower surface of the plate and the bone.
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11. An osteosynthetic compression plate having an upper surface, a lower surface for application to a bone, a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of screw holes positioned along the longitudinal axis, the cross section of the plate transverse to the longitudinal axis at least at one point on said axis being wider toward the upper surface than toward the lower surface and said plate having recesses in the lower surface so that upon application to a bone there is space between the bone and the plate, wherein the area of the cross section is reduced between screw holes so that the bending resistance of the plate in the sections between holes is no greater than in the sections where holes are located.
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