Patent ID: 11944361
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A bone plate system for use on a bone, the system comprising:
an elongated bone plate extending along a longitudinal axis, the bone plate having an upper surface, an opposed bone-facing surface, and a boundary edge surface of the bone plate, wherein the boundary edge surface connects the upper surface to the opposed bone-facing surface;
at least one fastener hole extending from the upper surface to the bone-facing surface, the at least one fastener hole being configured to receive a bone fastener configured to couple the bone plate to the bone; and
at least one first suture-receiving structure in the bone plate;
wherein each first suture-receiving structure comprises a suture-receiving hole with a lower surface, the lower surface of the suture-receiving hole extending from the upper surface of the bone plate to the boundary edge surface of the bone plate without intersecting the bone-facing surface of the bone plate;
wherein each suture-receiving hole is straight, curved, or angled;
wherein each suture-receiving hole is configured to receive a suture therethrough; and
wherein the bone plate system further comprises:
at least one second suture-receiving structure connected with the bone plate;
wherein each second suture-receiving structure comprises a threaded hole in the upper surface of the bone plate; a screw with a threaded shaft, and a washer configured to engage the threaded shaft;
wherein the threaded shaft is configured to be wrapped with a suture;
wherein the screw is configured to be screwed into the threaded hole until the suture is compressed between the upper surface of the bone plate and the washer; and
wherein the threaded hole in the upper surface of the bone plate does not extend to the bone-facing surface of the bone plate.