Stryker European Holdings I LLC

Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC

Memometal Technologies

Keith Wapner

Bernard Prandi

Charles P Wapner

Peter W Wapner

Victor Chan

Chulho Pak

Thomas Loring

Stephen G Gilbert

Michael J Coughlin

J Chris Coetzee

Michael Daniels

Yves Tourne

Greg Horton

James K Deorio

Marino Delmi

Lowell Well

Christopher P Chiodo

Donald R Bohay

Christophe Richard Walker

John G Anderson

Wapner Charles P P

The invention relates to a plate fixed between two bone parts by way of screws engaged in holes formed in the thickness of said plate. The plate comprises an angled member or rib which is inclined according to an angle of between about 30&#xb0; and 60&#xb0; in relation to the plane defined by the plate. The angled member or rib has a hole for engaging a screw and is located in the central part of the width, over a determined part of the length of the plate, so that the screw brings the two bone parts into a compressive position.

Orthopedic implant in the form of a plate to be fixed between two bone parts

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of alignment for resection of tissue including obtaining a surgical device comprising an alignment guide, a first guide structure and a second guide structure; securing the alignment guide to a bone, the alignment guide including a positioning block; placing the first guide structure onto the positioning block of the alignment guide; viewing a target location of a first resection plane on the bone using the first guide structure; adjusting the target location of the first resection plane by adjusting a position of the first guide structure; attaching the second guide structure to the first guide structure; viewing a target location of a second resection plane on the bone using the second guide structure; and adjusting the target location of the second resection plane by adjusting a position of the second guide structure.

Surgical instrumentation and methods of use for implanting a prosthesis

The invention relates to a plate fixed between two bone parts by way of screws engaged in holes formed in the thickness of the plate. The plate comprises an angled member or rib which is inclined according to an angle of between about 30&#xb0; and 60&#xb0; in relation to the plane defined by the plate. The angled member or rib has a hole for engaging a screw and is located in the central part of the width, over a determined part of the length of the plate, so that the screw brings the two bone parts into a compressive position.

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Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

Keith Wapner