Patent ID: 9101428
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of constructing a bone plate comprising: aligning a first male coupling portion of a first bone plate module with a first female coupling portion of a second bone plate module; positioning an overhang portion of the second bone plate module relative to a plateau area surrounding the first male coupling portion of the first bone plate module; compressing a first taper of the first male coupling portion; inserting the compressed first taper into the first female coupling portion; rigidly coupling the first bone plate module with the second bone plate module such that the overhang portion surrounds the first male coupling portion; placing the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module on a surface of a bone; inserting a portion of a first fastener through a second male coupling portion of the second bone plate module; and attaching the rigidly coupled first bone plate module and second bone plate module to the surface of the bone with the first fastener.