Modular bone plate system
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1. A method of constructing a bone plate comprising:
- aligning a first male coupling portion of a first bone plate module with a first female coupling portion of a second bone plate module;
positioning an overhang portion of the second bone plate module relative to a plateau area surrounding the first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module;
compressing a first taper of the first male coupling portion;
inserting the compressed first taper into the first female coupling portion;
rigidly coupling the first bone plate module with the second bone plate module such that the overhang portion surrounds the first male coupling portion;
placing the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module on a surface of a bone;
inserting a portion of a first fastener through a second male coupling portion of the second bone plate module; and
attaching the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module to the surface of the bone with the first fastener.
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Abstract
A modular bone plating system in one embodiment is a bone plate kit including a plurality of bone plates, each of the plurality of bone plates including a male coupling portion, a female coupling portion and a shaft extending between the male coupling portion and the female coupling portion, wherein each of the male coupling portions of each of the plurality of bone plates is configured to couple with each of the female coupling portions of each of the other of the plurality of bone plates.
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1. A method of constructing a bone plate comprising:
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aligning a first male coupling portion of a first bone plate module with a first female coupling portion of a second bone plate module; positioning an overhang portion of the second bone plate module relative to a plateau area surrounding the first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module; compressing a first taper of the first male coupling portion; inserting the compressed first taper into the first female coupling portion; rigidly coupling the first bone plate module with the second bone plate module such that the overhang portion surrounds the first male coupling portion; placing the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module on a surface of a bone; inserting a portion of a first fastener through a second male coupling portion of the second bone plate module; and attaching the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module to the surface of the bone with the first fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of constructing a bone plate comprising:
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determining a desired angular alignment of a first bone plate module relative to a second bone plate module; positioning the first and second bone plate modules at the desired angular alignment while aligning a first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module with a first female coupling portion of the second bone plate module; positioning a recessed area surrounding the first female coupling portion of the second bone plate module relative to a recessed area surrounding the first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module; compressing a first taper of the first male coupling portion; inserting the compressed first taper into the first female coupling portion; maintaining the first bone plate module at the desired angular alignment while rigidly coupling the first bone plate module with the second bone plate module; placing the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module on a surface of a bone; inserting a portion of a first fastener through a second male coupling portion of the second bone plate module; and attaching the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module to the surface of the bone with the first fastener. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of constructing a bone plate comprising:
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determining a first desired angular alignment of a first bone plate module relative to a second bone plate module; positioning the first and second bone plate modules at the first desired angular alignment while aligning a first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module with a first female coupling portion of the second bone plate module; determining a second desired angular alignment of the first bone plate module relative to the second bone plate module, the second desired angular alignment different than the first desired angular alignment; positioning the first and second bone plate modules at the second desired angular alignment while aligning the first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module with the first female coupling portion of the second bone plate module; compressing a first taper of the first male coupling portion; inserting the compressed first taper into the first female coupling portion such that a ridge of the first male coupling portion is received into a groove of the first female coupling portion; maintaining the first bone plate module at the desired angular alignment while rigidly coupling the first bone plate module with the second bone plate module such that a bottom surface of the first bone plate module is aligned with a bottom surface of the second bone plate module; placing the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module on a surface of a bone such that the bottom surfaces of the bone plate modules are placed on the surface of the bone; inserting a portion of a first fastener through a second male coupling portion of the second bone plate module; locking the first fastener to the second male coupling portion by engaging a threaded portion of the second male coupling portion with a threaded portion of the first fastener; and attaching the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module to the surface of the bone with the first fastener.
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