Patent ID: 6786909
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An implant for osteosyntheses, comprising:a plate (1) provided with a surface defining a plurality of holes (3) and two ends, the plate defining a longitudinal direction and a center plane disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal direction and located generally perpendicular to the surface, the holes generally following one another in the longitudinal direction and being positioned outwardly offset from the center plane with at least most of the holes being offset outwardly from the center plane in a direction generally opposite from neighboring holes, the holes each having a center axis (6) forming an acute angle (W) with the center plane (5) of the plate (1) such that, when inserted, the screws are not all aligned in parallel, each of the holes (3) generally tapering inwardly from the surface (7) to form a conical taper; the screws (2) each having a head (10) which tapers in a conical shape toward a shaft (9) and adapted to be secured in the holes (3) in a friction-locked and/or form-fitting manner; the plate (1) being configured to have multiple twists as seen in its longitudinal direction, whereby in the area of the individual holes (3) the main alignment across the longitudinal extent of the plate (1) runs at a right angle to the center axis (6) of the corresponding hole (3) and the plate (1) has a slight curvature along the longitudinal direction, whereby a tendon placed through the two ends (14) of the plate (1) is at a distance from a center section (13) of the plate (1).