Patent ID: 11957596
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implant system, comprising:
a bone plate comprising:
a curved first plate section having a radius of curvature about a longitudinal axis, the curved first plate section subtending an angle from 5 degrees to 45 degrees, the curved first plate section having a first hole and a second hole arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first hole and the second hole positioned to receive respective bone screws configured to attach to a curved surface of a fibula that extends to an ankle having a syndesmosis,
a second plate section extending continuously from the curved first plate section, the second plate section having a third hole and a fourth hole disposed between the first hole and the second hole that are positioned so as to be offset from first and second holes in a direction that is anterior or posterior from the first hole and the second hole in a superior-inferior direction, the third hole and the fourth hole configured to receive at least one of a bone screw and a button for holding a suture, and
a third plate section located adjacent the second hole and having a concave region shaped and configured to conform to a lateral malleolus of the fibula, the third plate section having one or more undulating curves each with at least one additional hole positioned to receive an additional bone screw;

at least one suture; and
at least one fastener from the group consisting of a bone screw or a button for positioning the at least one suture at a lateral apex of the fibula for reducing the syndesmosis.