Patent ID: 8591554

Claim:
A radius fixation plate, comprising: a first portion configured to conform to a dorsal side of a radius bone between a second compartment and a fourth compartment of the radius bone, the first portion being oriented in a first longitudinal plane and comprising at least one first portion opening configured to receive a first portion fixation device; and a second portion distal to the first portion and having an elevated portion in spaced relationship to said first longitudinal plane, the second portion configured to conform to the dorsal side of the radius bone and comprising: a first opening extending through said elevated portion and having a top opening and a bottom opening, said bottom opening being substantially within said first longitudinal plane, wherein said first opening configured to receive a first fixation device along a first axis; a second opening distal to the first opening and extending through said elevated portion and having a top opening and a bottom opening, said bottom opening being substantially within said first longitudinal plane, wherein said second opening configured to receive a second fixation device along a second axis, wherein the second axis is askew to the first axis; and a third opening distal to the second opening and extending through said elevated portion and having a top opening and a bottom opening, said bottom opening being substantially within said first longitudinal plane, wherein said third opening configured to receive a third fixation device along a third axis, wherein the third axis is askew to the second axis, wherein the third axis is askew to the first axis, wherein the bottom openings of said first, second, and third opening are generally aligned within a common plane generally orthogonal to said first longitudinal plane.