Patent ID: 9730797
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A bone joint repair implant assembly, comprising: a first portion defining a plate portion, configured for attachment to one of a distal end and a proximal end of a bone, the bone defining an axis and said plate portion adapted to be positioned coaxially with the axis, said plate portion having an end portion adapted to be positioned proximate the joint, said first portion having a rear surface adapted to be in contact with the bone; a second portion proximate said end portion of said plate portion, adapted to be generally normal with respect to the axis, and extend into the joint to define an articular surface, said second portion having a bottom surface adapted to be oriented toward the bone; and at least one supporting portion provided between said first portion and said second portion, said at least one supporting portion being connected to said rear surface of said first portion and said bottom surface of said second portion and spacing said first portion from said second portion, said at least one supporting portion lying in a plane generally perpendicular to said rear surface of said first portion and said bottom surface of said second portion, said at least one supporting portion supporting said second portion and permitting repair of at least a portion of the bone joint through space formed between said end portion of said plate portion and said second portion and to each side of said at least one supporting portion; wherein said at least one supporting portion comprises two spaced-apart supporting portions, each of said two spaced-apart supporting portions being connected to said rear surface of said first portion and said bottom surface of said second portion and spacing said first portion from said second portion, each of said two spaced-apart supporting portions being spaced from one another and lying in planes generally perpendicular to said rear surface of said first portion and said bottom surface of said second portion, said two spaced-apart supporting portions and an edge of said first portion and an edge of said second portion forming an aperture permitting repair of at least a portion of the bone joint there through; wherein said aperture permitting repair of at least a portion of the bone joint therethrough has a perimeter formed by said two spaced-apart supporting portions and an edge of said first portion and an edge of said second portion; wherein said two spaced-apart supporting portions are plates having a first pair of opposite sides contacting said rear surface of said first portion and said bottom surface of said second portion and a second pair of opposite sides, said second pair of opposite sides having a first side adjacent said edge of said first portion and said edge of said second portion, and an opposite second side longer than said first side of said second pair of opposite sides.