Patent ID: 11857229
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A clavicle fixation system comprising:
an elongated plate extending between first and second ends, the elongated plate defining a plurality of spaced apart screw holes,
an intramedullary clavicle nail having an elongated body extending from a trailing end to a medial, leading end;
wherein the leading end of the nail has a pointed shape with flats on each side of a rounded tip and the rounded tip extends to a wide underside;
wherein at least one pair of relief cuts extends into the elongated plate on opposite sides thereof, the at least one pair of relief cuts axially positioned between a pair of the spaced apart screw holes and at least one pair of suture holes along opposite sides of the elongated plate, the at least one pair of suture holes axially positioned between a pair of the spaced apart screw holes; and
wherein at least one pair of relief cuts is axially aligned with a pair of suture holes to define combined holes on opposite sides of the elongated plate.