Patent ID: 6348052
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A multi-purpose initially substantially planar internal universal fixation plate for the stabilization of fractured, broken and severed bones, said universal fixation plate comprising:a central hub portion, said central hub portion having a diameter and being substantially diametrically symmetrical, said diameter having a midpoint; and a plurality of fingers extending substantially radially and coplanarly from said hub portion, adjacent fingers of said plurality of fingers each forming an acute angle having a vertex therebetween, the lengths between each said vertex and said midpoint of said diameter of said central hub being substantially equivalent, said plurality of fingers further comprising a plurality of pairs of diametrically disposed fingers, wherein said universal fixation plate is made from a material capable of being cut and bent and is characterized by adequate strength and biocompatability for use as an endo-implant; and whereby said universal fixation plate is capable of being cut into any one of a number of differently configured fixation plates by selectively removing all, or portions of, one or more of said fingers, thus eliminating the necessity of maintaining a large inventory of differently configured fixation plates.