Patent ID: 8617221
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the fixation of a bone fracture, comprising: a bone plate including a first arm and a second arm, wherein the bone plate defines a plane and a perpendicular to the plane, the first arm having a first end and a second end; the first and second arms each having one or more thick regions and one or more thin regions, the one or more thick regions and the one or more thin regions disposed about the respective arm so that the respective arm may flex in situ to conform to a bone surface; the second arm secured by a first end to the first end of the first arm to provide the bone plate with a V-shaped structure; the bone plate further configured so as to have sufficient stiffness in the plane to support the bone in the plane and to resist out of plane rotation, wherein the thin regions of the first arm are located closer to the second end than the first end; and an apron located at where the first end of the second arm is secured to the first end of the first arm, wherein the apron is configured to be slidably received under a fastener and held by the fastener when the fastener is tightened to engage the apron.