Patent ID: 11865005
Assignee: OSSDSIGN AB
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bone implant comprising:
(a) a wire mesh support frame comprising a plurality of interconnected wire members, and at least two fastening points comprising retention eyelets, each of the retention eyelets connected to the support frame by at least one of said wire members, each of the retention eyelets having a bone-facing surface; and
(b) a biocompatible plate formed about the support frame, the plate having an outer surface, a bone-facing surface, and a bore associated with each of said retention eyelets, each of said bores extending from the outer surface to the bone-facing surface of the plate and axially aligned with the associated eyelet;
wherein each of said retention eyelets is positioned such that the bone-facing surface of the eyelet is adjacent to and protrudes away from the bone-facing surface of the plate, such that said retention eyelets are located for use in securing the implant to bone with the bone-facing surfaces of the retention eyelets in contact with the bone; and
wherein each of said retention eyelets is located within a cavity in the bone-facing surface of the plate.