Patent ID: 8915918

Claim:
A bone plate system, comprising: a substantially elongate primary bone plate that extends along an axis, comprising: a primary bone plate bone contacting surface; a primary bone plate top surface opposite to the bone contacting surface; a plurality of openings extending between the primary bone plate bone contacting surface and the primary bone plate top surface, at least one of the openings being configured to receive a fastener to attach the primary bone plate to a first portion of bone; and at least one of the primary bone plate bone contacting surface and the primary bone plate top surface substantially corresponding to a primary plane; and a secondary bone plate for engagement with the primary bone plate comprising: a portion configured for engaging one or more of a second portion of the bone and the primary bone plate; and a secondary bone plate bone contacting surface, wherein: the secondary bone plate bone contacting surface corresponds to one or more planes or an arc which are provided at an angle or substantially perpendicular to the primary plane, the primary bone plate including a first engagement element that engages a second engagement element of the secondary bone plate to connect the primary and secondary bone plates while allowing for relative angular movement between the engagement elements of the bone plates within the primary plane and in a direction that is transverse to the axis of the primary bone plate, the first engagement element including a first opening and a second opening, the first opening for receiving a fastener to connect the secondary bone plate to the primary bone plate, the second opening extending transverse to the axis of the primary bone plate and receiving a fastener to fix the angular position of the primary bone plate relative to the secondary bone plate, the first opening being circular, the second opening having an arc or ovoid shape and being distal of the first opening.