Patent ID: 8267972
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An elongated bone plate for treating fractures of a proximal femur comprising: a head that is curved to conform to a contour of a greater trochanter of the proximal femur; a shaft that is narrower than the head and configured to conform to the lateral shaft of the proximal femur; an upper surface; a lower surface having a fixed plane intended to be adjacent to the lateral shaft of a the proximal femur when the plate is in use; a first hole positioned in the head wherein the first hole passes through the upper and lower surfaces and is configured to fix a shaft of a first bone anchor along a first axis; a second hole positioned on the anterior portion of the upper surface of the head wherein the second hole passes through the upper and lower surfaces and is configured to fix a shaft of a second bone anchor along a second axis; and a third hole positioned in the posterior side of the head wherein the third hole passes through the upper and lower surfaces and is configured to fix a shaft of a third bone anchor along a third axis, wherein the first axis, the second axis and the third axis pass entirely through the neck of the proximal femur without breaching a side surface thereof and do not intersect in the head of the proximal femur when the plate is in use and wherein the first hole, the second hole and the third hole are arranged in a triangular pattern on the upper surface of the head of the bone plate to guide a plurality of bone anchors to enter the greater trochanter through the first hole, the second hole and the third hole to cause the plurality of bone anchors to finish in the femoral head.