Patent ID: 8777998
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for supporting a pediatric bone whereby the apparatus would not interfere with growth in the epiphyseal plate of the pediatric patient, comprising: an elongated plate having a planar portion for attachment to a diaphysis of a pediatric bone, and a curved portion for attachment to a metaphysis of the pediatric bone, said plate having a top surface that faces away from the bone when said plate is implanted, said top surface being smoothly continuous between said planar portion and said curved portion and being in a plane in said planar portion and curved out of said plane in said curved portion; wherein said plate has a set of holes, said set including a first plurality of holes in said planar portion, each of said first plurality of holes having a respective central longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to said top surface, and said set also including a second plurality of holes in said curved portion, each of said second plurality of holes having a respective central longitudinal axis that is not perpendicular to said top surface, and wherein said respective axes of said holes of said first plurality and said second plurality are parallel.