Patent ID: 9005253
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for stabilizing a bone, comprising: positioning a bone plate over a target portion of bone, the bone plate including a first upper surface and a first lower surface extending along a central longitudinal axis, the first lower surface configured to contact the target portion of bone when the plate is in an operative configuration, the bone plate further including a first through opening extending through the bone plate from the first upper surface to the first lower surface, the first through opening having an elongated curved shape; fixing the bone plate to the bone by inserting bone fixation elements through the bone plate into the target portion of bone; inserting a first stabilization plate through the first through opening, a cross-sectional shape of the first stabilization plate forming an elongated curve corresponding to the shape of the first through opening; and rigidly fixing the first stabilization plate to the bone plate.