Patent ID: 11957596
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An implant, comprising:
a curved first plate section having a curvature about a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction, the curved first plate section having a first hole and a second hole parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first hole and the second hole positioned to receive respective bone screws configured to attach the implant to a first curved surface of a bone having a syndesmosis, and
a second plate section extending continuously from the curved first plate section, the second plate section having a third hole and a fourth hole disposed between the first hole and the second hole and offset in a tangential direction from the first hole and the second hole, wherein the tangential direction is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and a radial direction, the third hole and the fourth hole are configured to receive at least one screw or button for holding a suture at a position offset from the first hole and the second hole in the tangential direction, for reducing the syndesmosis.