Method and system for the reduction and fixation of bone segments

US10959763B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KLS Martin, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Shawn Burke · Jacksonville, US
• Carson Quigley · Jacksonville, US
• Thomas Koett · Mühlheim an der Donau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/037
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and system for reducing and affixing two separated bone segments, the system having a bone plate with a pair of positioning slots, and a pair of elongated manipulating members with anchoring structures, the anchoring structures sized to pass through the positioning slots and for advancement into the bone segments. The bone plate is loosely mounted to the bone segments across the separation gap and a manipulating member is screwed into each bone segment through a positioning slot. The manipulating members are then used to reposition the bone segments by moving them together longitudinally within the slots. Fixation bone screws are inserted into the bone segments through screw receiving apertures to securely affix the bone plate to the repositioned bone segments. The manipulating members are then removed.