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Bone plate

US8876873B2 · kind B2 · utility

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149References

24Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventor

Rolf Schneider · Burgstetten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Grant date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone plate has an underside on the side of the bone, an upper side and a plurality of holes in the plate connecting the underside with the upper side, with a central hole axis. At least one of these holes in the plate has an internal jacket surface that tapers towards the underside, while the internal jacket surface has N≧3 recesses which extend radially away from the axis of the hole.

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