Patent ID: 11950816
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bone fixation clamp, comprising:
a first clamp member extending from a first end to a second end along a curve corresponding in shape to an outer surface along a first target portion of a bone, the first end including a stud opening extending therethrough along an axis which, when the first clamp member is positioned along the first target portion in an operative configuration, extends adjacent to the bone, the first clamp member including, at the second end, at least one variable angle screw hole configured to receive therein a variable angle screw at a user-selected angle relative to an axis of the at least one variable angle screw hole within a first predetermined range of permitted angulations; and
a second clamp member extending from a first end to a second end along a curve corresponding in shape to an outer surface along a second target portion of the bone, the second clamp member including a stud extending longitudinally from the first end of the second clamp member to a stud free end oriented so that, when the second clamp member is positioned along the second target portion of the bone in the operative configuration, the stud may pass through the stud opening of the first clamp member along the axis of the stud opening as the first clamp member is moved toward the first target portion.