Patent ID: 7250053

Claim:
A fixation plate for use with a plurality of fixation pegs each having a threaded head, said fixation plate comprising: a substantially rigid plate having a body portion and a head portion elevated in a Z-direction relative to said body portion, said plate sized to accommodate the anatomy of the volar side of the distal radius bone, said head portion having, a top surface, a lower surface an ulnar side, a radial side, and a buttress portion distally tapering in thickness to a non-linear distal edge, said buttress portion extending greater distally on said ulnar side of said head portion than on said radial side of said head portion, wherein said plate defines a first set of substantially linearly arranged fixed angle holes proximal said buttress portion and a second set of substantially linearly arranged fixed angle holes at least partially defined in said buttress portion, said first set of holes each defining only one fixed central axis, and at least two of said central axes diverging from each other in a direction from said top surface to said lower surface of said head portion, and at least two of said central axes being oblique in two dimensions relative to each other.