Patent ID: 9023052
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone plate, comprising: an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a first surface which, when in an operative position, faces away from a bone on which the plate is to be mounted and a second surface which, when in the operative position, faces the bone, the elongated body including a proximal portion and a distal portion symmetrical about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate to the proximal portion; a first three-part combination hole extending through the proximal portion of the plate and a second three-part combination hole extending through the distal portion of the plate, a first portion thereof being threaded and configured to engage a threaded head portion of a bone fixation element, a second portion thereof configured to receive a bone fixation element along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bone when the plate is mounted thereon in a desired orientation and a third portion defining a screw axis extending from the second surface toward the distal end of the elongated body at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the bone when the plate is mounted thereon in a desired orientation, wherein the first and second three-part combination holes are equidistant from the axis of symmetry; and a first two-part combination hole extending through the proximal portion of the plate and a second two-part combination hole extending through the distal portion of the plate, a first threaded portion thereof being configured to receive and engage a threaded head portion of a bone fixation element and a second portion thereof defining an elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the plate for receiving a bone fixation element therethrough so that when the first and second two-part combination holes and the first three-part combination hole engage respective bone fixation elements, the plate configured to slide along its longitudinal axis relative to the bone fixation element received through the second two-part combination hole, wherein the first and second two-part combination holes are equidistant from the axis of symmetry.