Orthopedic plate for use in small bone repair
CA 2596256 C · Owner: Strnad, Lee A. · Inventors: Ducharme, Dustin; Strnad, Lee A.; Wynkoop, G. Martin
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The present invention relates to an orthopedic plate and screw system and instruments for surgical fixation of a small bone or bones. The plate facilitates three dimensional contouring to provide for a variety of applications and to accommodate individual variation in bone shape. The plate has a modified x shape including a central trunk portion including one or more screw holes along a longitudinal axis and a set of divergent upper and an oppositely extending set of divergent lower arms each arm including screw , holes which are placed at a radially equal distance but which diverging asymmetrically from the longitudinal axis relative to its paired upper or lower mate. The screws of …
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- Filed January 27, 2006 and granted April 17, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 27, 2026.
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