Patent ID: 9517097
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method of repairing a fractured patella having a plurality of bone fragments separated by fracture gaps comprising the steps of: subcutaneously inserting a fixation mesh over a portion of the fractured patella, said mesh plate having one or more repeating segments that define a plurality of openings; said one or more repeating segments comprising a central screw hole connected to a first screw hole by a linear leg and connected to a second screw hole by a non-linear leg; and affixing said fixation mesh to the fractured patella fragments using screws so that said central screw hole and said second screw hole are positionable inwardly and outwardly with respect to each other so as to urge one or more fragments towards or away from one another.