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

Claim 19:
20. 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;
a suture-receiving hole configured to receive a suture therethrough, said suture-receiving hole extending from the upper surface to the boundary edge surface, wherein the suture-receiving hole has a lower surface between the upper surface of the bone plate and the opposed bone-facing surface of the bone plate; and
a second suture-receiving structure comprising a threaded hole extending partially through 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; and
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.