Patent ID: 9107718
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composite bone plate comprising: a rigid frame that defines an internal opening and the outline of a bone plate; a deformable material mounted to the rigid frame at least partially spanning the internal opening, and including at least one through opening that is concurrently circumscribed by the rigid frame, the at least one through opening defining a first axis for receiving a fastening device, wherein the shape of the at least one through opening is capable of being structurally deformed by the fastening device without structurally deforming the rigid frame such that the fastening device is capable of being lockably threaded to the bone plate at a plurality of different angular orientations off-axis from the first axis; wherein the deformable material comprises a higher volume percentage of the composite bone plate than does the rigid frame; and the deformable material comprises a lower weight percentage of the composite bone plate than does the rigid frame.