Patent ID: 9545277
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A bone plate having a first, bone-facing surface on a first side, and a second surface on a second side opposing the first side, the bone plate comprising; an elongate shaft portion having two lateral side walls extending between the first surface and the second surface to connect longitudinal edges of the first and second surfaces; at least one through hole extending through the elongate shaft from the first surface to the second surface, the through hole configured to receive a bone fixation element therein; at least one depression extending into the second surface about at least a portion of a periphery of the through hole in a portion of the second surface between the side walls and the through hole; and at least one recess extending into the first surface from a side wall obliquely toward the through hole, the recess having a greatest depth at the side wall.