Percutaneous intrafocal plate system
US6379359B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7291
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intrafocal plate and method of use for securing bone fractures comprising an elongated plate element having a flat plate surface at one end thereof defining a top surface and a bottom surface and a leading end and a trailing end. A longitudinally extending resilient body element depends from the trailing end of the flat plate surface so as to define a shoulder at the juncture of the body element and the flat plate surface and a pin at the other end of the body element. The intrafocal plate is formed so that a force applied at the pin end causes a force to be applied in the opposite direction at the flat plate surface. The intrafocal plate is particularly intended for use to secure metaphyseal bone fractures by having the body element of the intrafocal plate inserted into the tubular hollow of the bone through the fracture site so as to cause the shoulder of the intrafocal plate to seat in the fracture site and urge the flat plate surface of the plate element against the outside surface of the bone.
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