Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy
US8906026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30736
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An osteotomy plate for maintaining the spacing of a wedge-like opening in bone, the osteotomy plate comprising: a body having a front side and a back side; a key extending out of the back side of the body for disposition in a keyhole formed in the bone along the wedge-like opening; and a plurality of mounting holes for receiving fixation screws therein, the mounting holes being formed in the body such that when the key is disposed in the keyhole, the mounting holes direct the fixation screws into bone on either side of the wedge-like opening.
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