Bone plate system and method
US10426532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P7/0838
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bone plate system for securing a plurality of bones is provided including a plate member, a locking device of the bone plate, and a surgical cable having a trailing end for being connected to the bone plate and a leading end for being advanced around the bones and into the locking device. The surgical cable may be tensioned to approximate the bones, urge the bones together, and seat the bone plate against the bones. The locking device may be reconfigured to a locked configuration to fix the bone plate to the surgical cable. The bone plate further includes a plurality of throughbores for receiving bone anchors that rigidly fix the bone plate to the bones. The bone plate system utilizes the tensile strength of the surgical cable and the rigid fixation between the bone anchors and the bone plate to resist relative movement of the bones.
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