Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bone fixation system and method
- Patent Title (中): 骨固定系统及方法
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Application No.: US12706036Application Date: 2010-02-16
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Publication No.: US08728126B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Dennis L. Steffen
- Applicant: Dennis L. Steffen
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80

Abstract:
A bone fixation system includes a bone plate having bi-directional combination holes extending therethrough, each hole being composed of a pair of domains and an interconnect which prevents the holes from overlapping. Each of the holes is configured and dimensioned to receive a set of full head bone screws adapted to be anchored into a bone or fragments thereof. The system also includes a pair of bone screws received in at least one of the combination holes, each bone screw having a shaft and a full head and being oriented in non-parallel directions. Various bone plate and screw embodiments are disclosed as is a method for fixating a bone fracture using the fixation system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100145339A1 BONE FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2010-06-10
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