Patent ID: 9283010
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A bone plate for fixing a bone fracture, comprising: an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a contoured region disposed between the first end and the second end, the contoured region having a longitudinal axis; first and second hook members disposed proximate the first end, each of the first and second hook members having a prong region having a longitudinal axis; at least one of the hook members having a distal tip and at least one longitudinal edge extending along the prong region, and being sharpened at both the distal tip and along the longitudinal edge to create cutting surfaces at both the distal tip and along the longitudinal edge, permitting the hook member to be impacted through a cortical bone region without drilling a pilot hole into the cortical bone region for receipt of the hook member into the cortical bone region.