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Bone plate with movable joint

  • US 9,956,015 B2
  • Filed: 07/06/2015
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bone plate for fixing bone, comprising:

  • a first plate member and a second plate member overlapping one another at a region of overlap, each plate member defining one or more through-holes outside the region of overlap to receive one or more fasteners to attach the plate member to bone; and

    a connector that connects the plate members to one another in the region of overlap to form a joint having (a) a movable configuration that permits changing an orientation of the plate members relative to one another in at least two nonparallel planes, and (b) a fixed configuration in which the orientation of the plate members is fixed;

    wherein the first plate member includes a body defining the one or more through-holes and also includes one or more discrete deformable elements disposed between the body and the second plate member in the region of overlap, andwherein each deformable element is configured to be deformed by compressive force applied to the deformable element by the body of the first plate member and the second plate member when the joint is placed in the fixed configuration.

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