Patent ID: 9700360
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method for implanting a channeled bone plate, comprising the steps of: placing a substantially rigid and elongated member having at least one transverse channel formed in a bottom surface thereof along an outer surface of fractured sections of a broken bone; wrapping at least one cable around the outer surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone; aligning the cable with the elongated member for at least partial insertion of the cable into the at least one transverse channel to permit flush mounting of the bottom surface of the elongated member to the outer surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone simultaneously with flush wrapping of the cable around the outer surface of the fractured sections of the broken bone; and securing the elongated member to the fractured sections of the broken bone, wherein the elongated member and the cable cooperate to support the broken bone as an implant splint.