Patent ID: 9011507
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical kit for use in surgically repairing bone having first and second bone portions, the kit comprising: a bone plate having one or more fixation holes and at least one slide channel, the bone plate configured to be placed across a bone discontinuity, wherein the bone discontinuity comprises one of a bone joint or a bone fracture; first and second reduction fasteners, wherein the first reduction fastener is adapted to be positioned within a first fixation hole of said bone plate, and wherein the second fastener is adapted to be positioned within said at least one slide channel and secured to a second bone portion; and a compression clamp having a pair of engagement members adapted to engage said first and second reduction fasteners, said clamp adapted to draw said second reduction fastener along said at least one slide channel toward said first fastener, wherein the first engagement member is configured to be positioned about an exterior surface of the first reduction fastener and wherein the second engagement member is configured to be positioned about an exterior surface of the second reduction fastener, and wherein the compression clamp is configured to be closed by manually squeezing together handles of the compression clamp, thereby drawing the second reduction fastener and the second bone portion along the slide channel toward the first reduction fastener and the first bone portion, and further comprising: a first fixation fastener and a second fixation fastener, such that the first fixation fastener is configured to be secured to the bone plate and to the first bone portion, such that the second fixation fastener is configured to be secured to the bone plate and to the second bone portion; and a coupler configured to couple upper portions of the reduction fasteners to each other and to enable selective adjustment of the positions of the reduction fasteners, wherein the coupler is coupled to the first and second reduction fasteners proximally of the compression clamp.