Volar fixation system and methods of using the same
US8403967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/1725
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A volar fixation system includes a plate intended to be positioned against the volar side of the radial bone. The plate includes holes for receiving fasteners along a fixed axis relative to the plate. The plate is positioned against the radius bone, and a portion of the plate is preliminarily fixed to the radius bone. The fracture is reduced, and a plurality of fasteners are each inserted through a respective plate hole so as to extend immediately below the subchondral bone of the radius bone and is fixed in axial relationship relative to the plate. Together the fasteners form a stabilizing construct that conforms to the concave curvature of the articular surface of the radius bone.
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