Patent ID: 9545278
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An orthopedic plate system comprising at least one screw and a contoured plate having an inferior surface which is capable of engaging a bone surface in use and having a central trunk portion defining a longitudinal trunk axis extending between a first end and a second end and further including at the first end a pair of arms, each arm including an arm screw hole which defines a central screw hole axis and having a longitudinal arm axis which extends between the central screw hole axis and the longitudinal trunk axis defining an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the trunk area, and wherein the longitudinal arm axis of the first of the pair of arms is different than the longitudinal arm axis of the second pair of arms; and wherein said at least one screw has a threaded shaft, a screw axis, and a threaded head so that when engaged in the arm screw hole the threaded screw head forms a mating interface such that the screw can engage the arm screw hole so as to allow a plurality of angular orientations of the screw axis.