Bone plate

• US 5,487,741 A
• Filed: 11/12/1993
• Issued: 01/30/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Taguchi Medical Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Taguchi Medical Company Limited
• Inventors: Hayano, Kijuro, Maruyama, Yu, Taguchi, Yoshu
• Primary Examiner(s): Isabella, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): FOSSUM, LAURA J
• Application Number:
  US08/152,426
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 623/16, 606/59, 606/60, 606/69, 606/70, 606/71, 606/72, 606/86, 606/101, 602/9, 602/32
• US Class Current: 606/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/688 for reattaching pieces of the skull
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/8085 with pliable or malleable elements or having a mesh-like structure, e.g. small strips A61B17/8071, A61B17/8076 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 606/903 Cranial and facial plate

Abstract

A bone plate adapted to be attached to the surface of a bone across-the broken-away portion of the bone to thereby fix the broken-away portion is provided with a body provided with a bottom surface formed so as to contact with the bone and a surface formed so as not to impart trouble to an upper tissue, and formed so as to extend in one or more directions, at least one opening formed in the body for receiving a fastener therein and fixing the bone plate, and a pin formed so as to protrude from the bottom surface of the body, and formed so as to be able to be driven into the bone to thereby at least tentatively set the body relative to the bone.

Claims

1. A bone plate adapted to be attached to a surface of a bone across a broken-away portion of the bone to thereby fix the broken-away portion, said bone plate comprising:

a body including a bent portion between a pair of mount portions;

said mount portions having bottom surfaces adapted to contact the bone and upper surfaces adapted to be compatible with upper tissue, said mount portions extending from said bent portion to opposite ends of said body and being substantially parallel to each other, said bottom surfaces oppositely facing each other,

said bent portion extending in a direction having an angle with respect to a plane of at least one of said bottom surfaces;

at least one opening formed in said body for receiving a fastener therein and fixing said bone plate; and

at least one pin protruding from at least one of said bottom surfaces of said body, adapted to be driven into the bone to thereby at least tentatively set said body relative to the bone.

2. A bone plate according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pin is located on one of said opposite ends of said body.

3. A bone plate according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pin is formed with an annular surface groove.

4. A bone plate according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pin is rotatably attached to said body.

5. A bone plate according to claim 1, further a gripping member connected to said body which holds a marginal edge of said body.

6. A bone plate adapted to be attached to a surface of a bone across a broken-away portion of the bone to thereby fix the broken-away portion, said bone plate comprising:

a body including a bent portion and a pair of mount portions;

said mount portions having bottom surfaces adapted to contact the bone and upper surfaces adapted to be compatible with upper tissue, said mount portions extending from said bent portion to opposite ends of said body and being substantially parallel to each other, said bottom surfaces being positioned opposite each other in said mount portions,

said bent portion extending in a direction having an angle with respect to at least one of said bottom surfaces; and

fastening means provided on each of said mount portions for fixing said mount portions to said bone.

7. A bone plate according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said fastening means is an opening adapted to receive a fastener.

8. A bone plate according to claim 6, wherein each of said bottom surfaces of said mount portions is curved and thereby adapted to contact with a curved surface of a cranial bone.

9. A bone plate according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said fastening means is a pin protruding from at least one of said bottom surfaces of said body, adapted to be driven into the bone to thereby at least tentatively set said body relative to the bone.

10. A bone plate according to claim 9, wherein said pin is located on one of said opposite ends of said body.

11. A bone plate according to claim 9, wherein said pin is formed with an annular surface groove.

12. A bone plate according to claim 9, wherein said pin is rotatably attached to said body.

13. A bone plate system or kit according to claim 6, further comprising a grip member connected to said body which holds a marginal edge of said body.