Patent ID: 8197521
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A61B,B25B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A bone plate for the internal fixation of a fractured proximal radius bone, the proximal radius bone having a proximal articular surface with a surface axis extending through a center thereof, the bone plate, in an as machined configuration, consisting essentially of: a) a rigid body with proximal and distal ends defining a longitudinal axis, a medial edge and a lateral edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, the rigid body including first and second body holes at least one of which is threaded and defines a central axis; b) a first arm extending from the medial edge of the rigid body in a proximal-medial direction, the first arm including a first ring element attached to the medial edge of the body by a first bendable bridge element curved out-of-plane with the rigid body portion, the first ring element including a threaded first ring hole defining a first thread axis angled relative to the central axis; c) a second arm extending from the lateral edge of the rigid body in a proximal-lateral direction, the second arm including a second ring element attached to the lateral edge of the rigid body by a second bendable bridge element curved out-of-plane with the rigid body portion, the second ring element defining a threaded second ring hole having a second thread axis angled relative to the central axis; d) a third arm extending proximally from the rigid body and including a third ring element attached to the proximal end of the rigid body by a third bridge element, the third ring element including a threaded third ring hole defining a third thread axis; and e) a fourth arm extending distally from the rigid body, the fourth arm including a fourth ring element attached to the distal end of the rigid body, the fourth ring element including a threaded fourth ring hole defining a fourth thread axis,