Smith + Nephew

Moximed, Inc.

Watanabe, Kohsuke

Tornetta, Paul

Paul Tornetta

Gene Edward Austin

Thomas A Russell

William Ricci

Timothy J Petteys

Jon Andrew Harmon

Michael E Landry

Anton G Clifford

Mary O'Connell

Kohsuke Watanabe

Certain embodiments of the invention provide plates for treating periarticular fractures or other non-full body weight bearing applications that combine polyaxial fixation with a low profile and enhanced contouring that more closely conforms to bone. Such plates can be designed to achieve buttressing effect and/or to be used in a reinforcement mode. Other features can be combined with these. Such plates can be created for use on bone sites such as on a tibia, fibula, metatarsal, calcaneous, other foot bone, humerus, radius, ulna, spinal, maxillofacial, as well as sites on other bones.

Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates

An orthopaedic implant for use with a fastener having at least one of threads and grooves includes a body defining a long axis. The body includes an inner wall defining an elongated slot. The inner wall includes a pair of opposing walls and a single projection disposed on the inner wall. When the fastener is inserted into the slot, the single projection slidably fits within a groove of the fastener to limit sliding of the implant over the fastener along an axis substantially transverse to the long axis and to permit sliding of the implant over the fastener along the long axis.

Orthopaedic implant with dynamic trans-fixation slot

A surgical implantation approach for preparing a patient and precisely and effectively placing an energy absorbing apparatus relative to the patient's anatomy. Various surgical implantation apparatus and methods for achieving proper device-to-anatomy juxtapositional relationships are employed in the implantation approach.

Surgical implantation method and devices for an extra-articular mechanical energy absorbing apparatus

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