Plating concept for distal radial fractures
First Claim
1. A bone fixation plate, comprising:
- a plate body extending from a first end to a second end, the first end being configured and dimensioned for placement over a shaft of a bone, the second end being configured and dimensioned for placement over an epiphysis of the bone, an outer width of the plate body increasing from the first end to the second end to substantially conform to dimensions of the bone;
an opening extending through the plate from a first surface which, when the plate is mounted on the target bone in a desired orientation, faces away from the bone to a second surface, which when in the desired orientation, faces the bone, the opening being positioned so that, when the plate is mounted over a target portion of the bone, a fracture of the bone is visible therethrough to aid in alignment of the bone plate, wherein a first side and a second side of the opening extend parallel to respective lateral sides of the plate body from a distal end of the opening to a proximal end of the opening;
first and second holes extending through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, each of the first and second holes being structured to lockingly engage a threaded head of a bone fixation device inserted thereinto; and
a variable angle compression hole extending through the bone plate from the first surface to the second surface and comprising a first compression opening adjacent and open to a second compression opening,wherein the first compression opening is substantially circular and the second compression opening is substantially oval.
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Abstract
A bone fixation plate comprises a plate body extending from a first end configured for placement over a shaft of a bone to a second end configured and dimensioned for placement over an epiphysis of the bone, an outer diameter of the plate body increasing from the first end to the second end to substantially conform to dimensions of the bone. An opening extends through the plate from a first surface which faces away from the bone when mounted thereonto to a second surface which faces the bone when in the desired orientation, the opening being positioned so that, when mounted over the bone, a fracture of the bone is visible therethrough to aid in alignment of the bone plate. First and second holes extend through the plate, each of the first and second holes being structured to lockingly engage a threaded head of a bone fixation device inserted thereinto.
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22 Claims
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1. A bone fixation plate, comprising:
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a plate body extending from a first end to a second end, the first end being configured and dimensioned for placement over a shaft of a bone, the second end being configured and dimensioned for placement over an epiphysis of the bone, an outer width of the plate body increasing from the first end to the second end to substantially conform to dimensions of the bone; an opening extending through the plate from a first surface which, when the plate is mounted on the target bone in a desired orientation, faces away from the bone to a second surface, which when in the desired orientation, faces the bone, the opening being positioned so that, when the plate is mounted over a target portion of the bone, a fracture of the bone is visible therethrough to aid in alignment of the bone plate, wherein a first side and a second side of the opening extend parallel to respective lateral sides of the plate body from a distal end of the opening to a proximal end of the opening; first and second holes extending through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, each of the first and second holes being structured to lockingly engage a threaded head of a bone fixation device inserted thereinto; and a variable angle compression hole extending through the bone plate from the first surface to the second surface and comprising a first compression opening adjacent and open to a second compression opening, wherein the first compression opening is substantially circular and the second compression opening is substantially oval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A bone fixation system, comprising:
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a bone fixation plate having a plate body extending from a first end configured and dimensioned for placement over a shaft of a bone to a second end configured and dimensioned for placement over an epiphysis of the bone, an outer diameter of the plate body increasing from the first end to the second end to substantially conform to dimensions of the bone, an opening extending through the plate from a first surface which, when the plate is mounted on the target bone in a desired orientation, faces away from the bone to a second surface, which when in the desired orientation, faces the bone, the opening being positioned so that, when the plate is mounted over a target portion of the bone, a fracture of the bone is visible therethrough to aid in alignment of the bone plate, and first and second holes extending through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, each of the first and second holes being structured to lockingly engage a threaded head of a bone fixation device inserted thereinto, wherein a first side and a second side of the opening extend parallel to respective lateral sides of the plate body from a distal end of the opening to a proximal end of the opening; and an aiming device having a hooked arm and a handle, the hooked arm being configured as an elongated element with a pointed tip at a distal end configured and dimensioned to contact an outer portion of the target bone, the handle being slidably positionable along the elongated element and positioned adjacent the bone fixation plate so that a bone fixation device inserted through the handle aligns with one of the first and second holes of the bone fixation plate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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