Patent ID: 8926675
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthopaedic device comprising: a bone plate attachable to a bone and including an upper surface and a bone-contacting surface cooperating to define a nominal thickness of said bone plate, said upper surface including a plurality of raised portions having a greater thickness than said nominal thickness and being formed on an opposite side of said bone plate than said bone-contacting surface; a plurality of fastener holes extending between said upper surface and said bone-contacting surface and disposed adjacent to said plurality of raised portions, said plurality of fastener holes positioned relative to said plurality of raised portions such that fasteners respectively received within said plurality of fastener holes are flush with or recessed from said upper surface; a plurality of suture holes extending between said upper surface and said bone-contacting surface; and an undulating perimeter defining a plurality of suture-clearance formations disposed adjacent to said plurality of suture holes, said plurality of suture-clearance formations providing a clearance between said bone-contacting surface of said bone plate and a bone.