Patent ID: 9492213
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A volar fixation system, comprising: a bone plate comprising a distal head portion and a proximal body portion, wherein the distal head portion comprises a first surface, an opposed second surface, and a plurality of peg holes disposed therein, wherein each peg hole is threaded and defines a longitudinal axis extending from the first surface to the second surface of the distal head portion, wherein the longitudinal axis of a first peg hole of the plurality of peg holes is oblique with respect to the longitudinal axis of a second peg hole of the plurality of peg holes, and wherein the body portion has a plurality of screw holes disposed therein; a plurality of pegs, wherein each peg comprises a head and an elongate shaft extending from the head, wherein the elongate shaft of a selected peg is receivable in a selected one of the plurality of peg holes such that the elongate shaft extends along the longitudinal axis of the selected peg hole; and a guide plate positionable over at least a portion of the bone plate, wherein the guide plate comprises a plurality of guide holes disposed therein, wherein a longitudinal axis of a first guide hole of the plurality of guide holes is oblique with respect to the longitudinal axis of a second guide hole of the plurality of guide holes; wherein, when the guide plate is positioned over the bone plate, each of the plurality of guide holes are axially aligned with and cooperate with a corresponding one of the plurality of peg holes to define a drill guide.