Bone plate system for opening wedge proximal tibial osteotomy
US5620448A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/915
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for performing proximal tibial or femoral osteotomies. The system includes a plurality of bone plates of various sizes, and a calibrated wedge tool for opening a resected tibial wedge and determining the size plate to use in the osteotomy.
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