Bone plate

US9848924B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stefan Wolf · Schwieberdingen, DE
• This Aebi · Grenchen, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2013
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/8061
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A bone plate includes a first surface which, when the bone plate is positioned over a bone, faces the bone, and a second surface opposing the first surface, the bone plate comprising an elongate shaft portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the bone plate and including a plurality of through holes extending therethrough from the first surface to the second surface to receive a bone anchor therethrough and a head portion extending from an end of the elongate shaft portion along a length smaller than a length of the elongate shaft portion, a width of the head between lateral walls connecting edges of the first and second surface being greater than a width of the shaft distance between the lateral walls, wherein the second surface includes a cavity extending between a first one of the plurality of through holes situated closest to the head portion and the head portion.