Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bone plate
- Patent Title (中): 骨板
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Application No.: US11949686Application Date: 2007-12-03
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Publication No.: US08267972B1Publication Date: 2012-09-18
- Inventor: Rick J. Gehlert
- Applicant: Rick J. Gehlert
- Agency: Peacock Myers, P.C.
- Agent Janeen Vilven
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58 ; A61B17/56

Abstract:
A bone plate assembly and method of use comprising a head; a shaft; an upper surface; a lower surface having a fixed plane intended to be adjacent to the patient's bone when the plate is in use; a first hole positioned in the head wherein the first hole passes through the upper and lower surfaces and is configured to fix a shaft of a first bone anchor along a first axis; a second hole positioned on the anterior portion of the upper surface of the head wherein the second hole passes through the upper and lower surfaces and is configured to fix a shaft of a second bone anchor along a second axis; and a third hole positioned in the posterior side of the head wherein the third hole passes through the upper and lower surfaces and is configured to fix a shaft of a third bone anchor along a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis and the third axis do not intersect in the bone when the plate is in use.
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