Patent ID: 8282674
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fixation system for a fractured clavicle, the fixation system comprising: a substantially rigid plate contoured to follow the clavicle for securing to a medial portion of the clavicle relative to the fracture and to extend at least partially over a distal portion of the clavicle relative to the fracture when secured to the clavicle, the plate having one or more surfaces that define a substantially oblong first opening having a longitudinal dimension extending in a direction corresponding to the length of the plate and through which a suture can pass; a washer that can be positioned at a side of the plate opposite the clavicle and configured to be slidably adjusted along the longitudinal dimension of the first opening; a suture secured to the washer and extended through the first opening in the plate, configured to be passed through a hole in the clavicle and secured to the coracoid process.