Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compression plate kit and methods for repairing bone discontinuities
- Patent Title (中): 压缩板套件和修复骨不连续的方法
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Application No.: US13075871Application Date: 2011-03-30
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Publication No.: US09011507B2Publication Date: 2015-04-21
- Inventor: Craig Schelling
- Applicant: Craig Schelling
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: Orthopro LLC
- Current Assignee: Orthopro LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/84 ; A61F2/08 ; A61B17/80 ; A61B17/70 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A compression plate kit that allows for manual compression of a bone discontinuity includes a bone plate, two or more reduction fasteners in the form of screws or pins, for example, and a compression clamp. The compression clamp can include engagement members configured to engage the reduction screws or pins, thereby allowing a practitioner to compress a bone discontinuity by manually closing the compression clamp. One or more implementations of a kit of the present invention can provide a practitioner with physical or tactile feedback during the compression of a bone discontinuity, and thus, provide the practitioner with the ability to better control the compression and spacing of bone portions during a reduction. One implementation of the kit includes a coupler for coupling the upper portions of the reduction fasteners together for selective fine tuning adjustments.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110224734A1 COMPRESSION PLATE KIT AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING BONE DISCONTINUITIES Public/Granted day:2011-09-15
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