Patent ID: 11957394
Assignee: J.M. LONGYEAR MANUFACTURING, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical bone plate and caddy assembly comprising:
a) a bone plate comprising first and second, spaced apart segments connected by a middle portion, wherein each of the first and second segments comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, an indented section, and first and second bone plate fastener apertures, wherein in each of the first and second segments the indented section is between the first and second bone plate fastener apertures of said segment and has a first peripheral edge, a second peripheral edge, and a width extending across the indented section from the first peripheral edge to the second peripheral edge;
b) a caddy connected to the first and second peripheral edges of the indented section of the first segment of the bone plate, wherein the caddy comprises:
i) a first body comprising a shell portion, an elastomeric portion held by the shell portion, and a first caddy fastener aperture formed in the elastomeric portion of the first body, wherein the first caddy fastener aperture extends from a top fastener opening to a bottom fastener opening, wherein the first caddy fastener aperture includes an interior surface, wherein a plurality of deflectable ribs are formed on the interior surface of the first caddy fastener aperture, and wherein the first caddy fastener aperture is aligned with the first bone plate fastener aperture of the first segment of the bone plate;
ii) a second body comprising a shell portion, an elastomeric portion held by the shell portion, and a second caddy fastener aperture formed in the elastomeric portion of the second body, wherein the second caddy fastener aperture extends from a top fastener opening to a bottom fastener opening, wherein the second caddy fastener aperture includes an interior surface, wherein a plurality of deflectable ribs are formed on the interior surface of the second caddy fastener aperture, and wherein the second caddy fastener aperture is aligned with the second bone plate fastener aperture of the first segment of the bone plate;
iii) a central portion located between the first and second bodies such that a gap is formed between the first and second bodies above the central portion, wherein the central portion is connected to the first and second peripheral edges of the indented section of the first segment of the bone plate such that the central portion removably connects the caddy to the first segment at first and second connections across the width of the indented section between the first and second bodies and between the first and second bone plate fastener apertures of the first segment;

c) a first fastener inserted into and held in the first caddy fastener aperture of the first body in a manner such that the ribs on the interior surface of the first caddy fastener aperture hold the first fastener and deflect as the first fastener is advanced through the first caddy fastener aperture into the aligned first bone plate fastener aperture in a direction from the top fastener opening toward the bottom fastener opening of the first caddy fastener aperture; and
d) a second fastener inserted into and held in the second caddy fastener aperture of the second body in a manner such that the ribs on the interior surface of the second caddy fastener aperture hold the second fastener and deflect as the second fastener is advanced through the second caddy fastener aperture into the aligned second bone plate fastener aperture in a direction from the top fastener opening toward the bottom fastener opening of the second caddy fastener aperture.