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Orthopaedic surgical components

US8496690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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37References

26Claims

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Assignee

Biomet C.V. · GI

Inventors

Robert Sixto, Jr. · Miami, US
Juergen A. Kortenbach · Hialeah, US
Jose Luis Francese · Hialeah, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2010
Grant date	Jul 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/062
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone plate system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of a patient has a bone plate with one or more threaded bone fastener apertures and one or more non-threaded bone fastener apertures. The system also has a plurality of bone fasteners, each with a shaft and a head. The heads are dimensioned and configured to threadedly engage the threaded bone fastener apertures to provide a fixed angle locking construct. The heads also are dimensioned and configured to directly engage the non-threaded bone fastener apertures to provide a polyaxial non-locking compressive construct.

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