Patent ID: 7780711
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fracture fixation system, comprising: a) a substantially rigid plate defining a plurality of holes adapted to individually receive bone supports therein, said holes each having an upper portion provided with a first internal thread; b) a plurality of bone supports each having a head portion and a shaft portion, said shaft portion sized to be received through said holes, and said head portion defining a ball portion with a first substantially spherical radius of curvature and having a plurality of pivot nubs fixed in a 90° spaced apart configuration about a circumference of said ball portion; and c) a plurality of set screws each having a body including a second thread rotationally engageable with said first thread, a proximal rotational engagement means for permitting a rotational force to be applied to said set screw, and a socket having said first substantially spherical radius of curvature such that each said set screw and its respective bone support are adapted to articulate relative to each other by movement of said ball portion within said socket, and for each said set screw said socket of said set screw captures said ball portion of one of said bone supports, said socket of each said set screw defines a plurality of slots,