Patent ID: 7938849
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a fractured long bone, the method comprising: fastening a plurality of bone plates to cortical surfaces of the fractured long bone, the plurality of bone plates circumferentially spaced apart from each other; and fastening a plurality of arcuate transverse members to the plurality of bone plates, the plurality of transverse members fastened to the plurality of bone plates with a plurality of attachment screws, wherein fastening the plurality of arcuate transverse members to the plurality of bone plates includes, for each transverse member, fastening a first end of the transverse member to one bone plate and a second end of the transverse member to a different bone plate; wherein the plurality of transverse members substantially prevents a torsional movement of the long bone fracture; and wherein each bone plate includes a plurality of notched segments and wherein fastening the plurality of transverse members to the plurality of bone plates includes positioning the plurality of transverse members in the plurality of notched segments, such that the first and second ends of each transverse member are recessed within the bone plates and are substantially flush with a top surface of the bone plates.