Patent ID: 8728127
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone plate incorporating a compression mechanism, comprising: a plate structure defining a plurality of screw receiving plate holes and a plurality of screw receiving plate slots; and a carriage assembly defining a plurality of screw receiving carriage holes and engaging the plurality of screw receiving plate slots, wherein the carriage assembly translates axially with respect to the plate structure via the plurality of screw receiving plate slots, thereby providing the compression mechanism; wherein the carriage assembly translates axially with respect to the plate structure, thereby changing the relative position of the plurality of screw receiving plate holes associated with the plate structure and the plurality of screw receiving carriage holes associated with the carriage assembly, without changing the axial length of the plate structure or the bone plate; and wherein the carriage assembly comprises a plurality of screw receiving carriage assembly stems and an elongate bridge member that joins the plurality of screw receiving carriage assembly stems, and wherein the elongate bridge member translates axially with respect to the plate structure within a recess manufactured into the plate structure.