Patent ID: 8808333

Claim:
A bone plate for use with a bone having a periprosthetic fracture, the bone plate having a longitudinal axis that extends from a first end to a second end of the bone plate, the bone plate comprising: a planar bottom surface configured to face the bone; a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a plurality of side walls joining the top and bottom surfaces; a plurality of outer apertures that extend through the bone plate from the top surface to the planar bottom surface, the plurality of outer apertures offset from the longitudinal axis in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a plurality of indentations in the side walls, each indentation extending longitudinally between adjacent outer apertures to narrow the bone plate in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bone plate, wherein the indentations on the opposing side walls cooperate to maintain a substantially constant width along a portion of the bone plate within the periprosthetic zone, the portion extending from a first apex along a first side wall of the plurality of side walls to a second apex along the first wall of the plurality of side walls; and a plurality of central apertures that extend through the bone plate from the top surface to the planar bottom surface, the plurality of central apertures located along the longitudinal axis of the bone plate, wherein at least one of the plurality of central apertures is positioned between two outer apertures of the plurality of outer apertures forming a subset of apertures that extends diagonally across the bone plate.