Patent ID: 6235032
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A bone plate configured for treating fractures of the calcaneal bone comprising:a longitudinal portion having a first end and a second end opposing the first end and having a center axis running from said first end to said second end,a first projection portion located at the second end and protruding in a first direction transverse to the center axis,a second projection portion located at the second end and offset in respect to the first projection portion and protruding transverse to the center axis in a direction away from the first projection, andtransverse portions located at the first end and protruding in opposite directions transverse to the center axis, the transverse portions having screw bores formed therein,wherein the bone plate is arched along the center axis in a portion from halfway to two thirds of a distance from the first end to the second end,wherein the first and second projection portions are angled or arched relative to each other about an axis running substantially parallel to the center axis, andwherein at least one of the transverse portions, the first projection portions or the second projection portion has a compression type screw bore formed herein.