Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient-specific fixation plate with wedge member for knee osteotomies
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Application No.: US16609969Application Date: 2019-08-22
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Publication No.: US11622801B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Jean Robichaud , Hugo Robichaud , Jonathan Laflamme
- Applicant: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Québec
- Assignee: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
- Current Assignee: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Québec
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- International Application: PCT/CA2019/051151 WO 20190822
- International Announcement: WO2020/037421 WO 20200227
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80 ; A61B34/10 ; A61B17/56

Abstract:
A fixation plate for securing an opening formed in a bone is provided. The fixation plate includes: a body securable to the bone, the body having a bone interface side and an outward facing side; and a wedge element extending from the bone interface side of the body for inserting into the opening formed in the bone. The wedge element is shaped to conform to contours of the opening formed in the bone. In some embodiments, the wedge element is provided with an evolutive canal. A corresponding method for designing a patient-specific fixation plate is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210401476A1 PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIXATION PLATE WITH WEDGE MEMBER FOR KNEE OSTEOTOMIES Public/Granted day:2021-12-30
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