Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Osteotomy plate, plate driver and method for their use
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Application No.: US15413968Application Date: 2017-01-24
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Publication No.: US09888949B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: Jeffrey Johnson , David A. Kay , Jackson R. Heavener
- Applicant: OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Medina
- Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Medina
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80 ; A61B17/17

Abstract:
An orthopedic plate is specifically configured for use in osteotomies, in which part of the plate extends into a portion of a first bone segment and part is external to the cortical surface of an adjacent bone segment to fix the segments to allow them to fuse. The plate has a first end and a second end where the end which is inserted into the bone has a chamfer and a through hole having a hole axis optionally at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the plate, and which can receive a screw, peg or pin. The second end of the plate includes a locking screw hole and optionally including a compression slot extending in a direction toward a screw hole in the opposing end. Optionally, the non-locking hole has a shroud that forms an arc or portion of a cylinder over the hole. A plate driver having a recess that holds the plate is used to insert the plate into the bone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170128111A1 OSTEOTOMY PLATE, PLATE DRIVER AND METHOD FOR THEIR USE Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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