Patent ID: 9320554
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A wrist fusion plate configured for fusing a wrist of a patient, comprising: a proximal portion comprising at least three proximal portion attachment openings axially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the plate, wherein the proximal portion is adapted to be attached to a radius of a patient by inserting a bone attachment member through the at least one proximal portion attachment opening and into the radius; wherein one of the at least three proximal portion attachment openings is an oblong portion attachment opening that is elongated in a direction along the longitudinal axis, a distal portion comprising at least four distal portion attachment openings axially aligned along the longitudinal axis and adapted to be attached to a metacarpal of the patient by inserting bone attachment members through the distal portion attachment openings and into the metacarpal; a central portion comprising at least one central portion attachment opening aligned on the longitudinal axis and adapted to be attached to a carpal bone of the wrist by inserting a bone attachment member through the central portion attachment opening, wherein the central portion comprises a distal central portion which inclines in a palmar direction from the distal portion, and a proximal central portion which inclines in a palmar direction from the proximal portion such that the central portion is bent in a palmar direction from the longitudinal axis; wherein at least the proximal portion and the distal portion extend substantially along the longitudinal axis of the wrist fusion plate; and wherein one of the distal portion attachment openings is an oblong distal portion attachment opening that is elongated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the oblong opening is located distally to allow the insertion of a bone attachment member through the oblong opening into a proximal portion of the metacarpal.