Blockable bone plate
First Claim
1. A blockable bone plate comprising:
- a plurality of plate members which are connected to each other via waist-like webs and lie on a plate plane in an unbent state;
a bone screw hole in at least some plate members;
one or more bone screws which can be introduced through the screw holes for securing the bone plate, wherein each bone screw has a screw head which is thickened in diameter, a blocking thread situated below the screw head, the blocking thread having a pitch angle, and a bone thread which extends at least partially over a screw shank, the screw shank having a smaller cross-sectional diameter than the screw head; and
an engagement contour inside the screw hole for blocking of the bone plate by the blocking thread provided on the bone screw, wherein the engagement contour comprises contour valleys and adjacent contour peaks, which are arranged at least substantially horizontally and partially running peripherally on the wall of the screw hole, in relation to the plate plane, there is no orientation, as in the thread, between one contour valley and the next contour valley, and between one contour peak and the next contour peak, the valleys and peaks of the engagement contour do not extend at a pitch angle, and the blocking thread of the bone screw and the engagement contour of the screw hole are not complementary to each other.
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Abstract
The blockable bone plate consists of a plurality of plate members which are connected to each other via webs. A screw hole is provided in at least some plate members, preferably in each plate member. The screw hole is surrounded by a spherical countersink on the upper surface of the plate. Provided internally in the screw hole there is an engagement contour which consists of contour valleys and contour peaks partially running in a horizontal and radial peripheral direction on the wall of the screw hole. The engagement contour is preferably produced by milling and has for example a pointed, round, trapezoidal or serrated configuration. A blocking thread is provided under the screw head of the screw intended for blocking. As the screw is screwed in, the blocking thread engages in the engagement contour. The particular advantages lie in increased security against the screw coming loose and in the possibility of also inserting the screw through the plate at an inclination. Furthermore, a bone plate is proposed which has the shape of an arc of a circle in the longitudinal axis of the plate and which requires less bending, particularly on the human lower jaw, and adapts to the bone in a more ideal manner.
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32 Claims
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1. A blockable bone plate comprising:
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a plurality of plate members which are connected to each other via waist-like webs and lie on a plate plane in an unbent state;
a bone screw hole in at least some plate members;
one or more bone screws which can be introduced through the screw holes for securing the bone plate, wherein each bone screw has a screw head which is thickened in diameter, a blocking thread situated below the screw head, the blocking thread having a pitch angle, and a bone thread which extends at least partially over a screw shank, the screw shank having a smaller cross-sectional diameter than the screw head; and
an engagement contour inside the screw hole for blocking of the bone plate by the blocking thread provided on the bone screw, wherein the engagement contour comprises contour valleys and adjacent contour peaks, which are arranged at least substantially horizontally and partially running peripherally on the wall of the screw hole, in relation to the plate plane, there is no orientation, as in the thread, between one contour valley and the next contour valley, and between one contour peak and the next contour peak, the valleys and peaks of the engagement contour do not extend at a pitch angle, and the blocking thread of the bone screw and the engagement contour of the screw hole are not complementary to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. The blockable bone plate as claimed claim in 11 wherein the arc of the bone plate is produced without deforming the bone plate.
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18. A blockable bone plate comprising:
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a plurality of plate members which are connected to each other via waist-like webs and lie on a plate plane in an unbent state;
a bone screw hole in at least some plate members;
at least one bone screw which can be introduced through the screw holes for securing the bone plate, wherein at least one bone screw has a screw head, a blocking thread situated opposite the screw head, the blocking thread having a pitch angle, and a bone thread which extends at least partially over a screw shank, the screw shank having a smaller cross-sectional diameter than the screw head;
an engagement contour inside the screw hole for blocking of the bone plate by the blocking thread, wherein the engagement contour comprises contour valleys and adjacent contour peaks partially running peripherally on an inner wall of the screw hole, and, in relation to the plate plane, there is no orientation as a thread between one contour valley, and the next contour valley and between one contour peak and the next contour peak so that the valleys and peaks of the engagement contour do not extend at a pitch angle and the blocking thread of the bone screw and the engagement contour of the screw hole are not complementary to each other, the screw hole has a spherical countersink on an upper surface of the plate for partially receiving a lower portion of the screw head and for centering the bone screw, and is an oblong hole on a lower surface of the plate, and the engagement contour tapers and is absent at horizontally located ends of the hole, so that uncontoured wall areas of the screw hole lie on a theoretical main axis of the oblong hole. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32)
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31. The blockable bone plate as claimed claim in 26 wherein the arc of the bone plate is produced without deforming the bone plate.
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