Patent ID: 8603091

Claim:
A bone plate implant comprising: a frame portion having a surface which can conform to a surface of a bone to which the bone plate implant is to be implanted, the frame portion having a plurality of apertures each for accommodating a bone screw for fixing the bone plate implant to the bone, and a generally triangular shaped flap portion partially attached to the outer frame portion, the frame portion surrounding the flap portion such that a bone contacting surface of the flap portion is located within an outer boundary of the frame portion, wherein the flap portion is partially attached to the outer frame portion via a material interconnection and is separated from the frame portion by a continuous slot that partially surrounds the flap portion, and is bent to an angle of inclination with respect to a plane defined by a surface of the frame portion, wherein the flap portion is adapted to function as a stabilizing and supporting structure for a comminuted area of the bone by applying a stabilizing force to the comminuted area, which stabilizing force is directed transverse to the surface of the frame portion.