Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plate with offset
US12295629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00738
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device is a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) plate is used to stabilize a stifle joint in an animal in veterinary surgery after a torn cranial cruciate ligament. The TPLO plate has a proximal portion and a distal portion, connected by an offset portion. The proximal portion and at least a portion of the distal portion are formed on two parallel planes.
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