Patent ID: 8672981
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An osteosynthesis plate for treating jaw fractures, comprising: in a plane of the plate, a linear first section with a first longitudinal axis and the linear first section extending substantially within the plane of the plate; a linear second section with a second longitudinal axis and the linear second section extending substantially within the plane of the plate and inclined to the first section; a plurality of first circular unthreaded through openings in the first section which are inclined to the plane of the plate and each of the first through openings have a first angular alignment within the plane of the plate with respect to the first longitudinal axis; and a plurality of second circular unthreaded through openings in the second section which are inclined to the plane of the plate and each of the second through openings have a second angular alignment within the plane of the plate with respect to the first longitudinal axis of the first section, wherein the first and second angular alignments differ with respect to the first longitudinal axis from one another by less than about 60°, so fastening elements can be introduced into the through openings of both plate sections in a direction predetermined by a single access.