Patent ID: 11864803
Assignee: ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A plate system for use in associated bone comprising:
a non-locking screw having distal threads and a head having a rounded surface without external threads; and
a plate having:
a first end and a second end with a longitudinal axis defined between the first end and the second end;

a bottom surface configured for contact with a bone;
a top surface spaced-apart from the bottom surface, wherein an open-ended passageway communicates between the top surface and the bottom surface, the open-ended passageway being defined in offset relation to at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface, with a portion of the top surface circumferentially adjacent a top open-end that is configured to receive the head of non-locking screw within an angle of rotation of up to 20°; and
a shroud projecting outwardly from the top surface at an oblique angle and covering at least a portion of the top open-end, the shroud adapted to minimize interaction between a tissue and the head of a non-locking screw.