Stryker European Holdings I LLC

Stryker European Operations Limited

Robert Dominik

Andreas Wiederkehr

Pierre-Luc Sylvestre

Manoj Kumar Singh

Subash K Mannanal

Andrew J Nelson

Gennaro A Barile

Jan Heinsohn

Scott Vormbrock

A bone plate includes a bone-contacting surface, an upper surface opposite the bone-contacting surface, and a hole having a circumference and extending from the upper surface to the bone-contacting surface. The hole includes a first portion having a plurality of substantially parallel lips, each lip extends around the circumference of the hole and defines a diameter of the hole. The diameters of the hole, as defined by the lips, decrease in a direction from the upper surface to a center of the hole and increase in a direction from the center of the hole toward the bone-contacting surface.

Bone plates and associated screws

A bone plate has a first and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a deformable contact surface region. The plate has a through hole defining a through hole axis and an inner surface of the bone plate and extending from the first surface through the bone plate to the second surface. The contact surface may be formed by at least part of the inner surface, wherein the deformable contact region comprises a plurality of cavities at least partially surrounding the through hole and each extending in a height direction of the bone plate. Alternately, the deformable contact region may comprise at least one cavity surrounding the through hole in a circumferential direction of the through hole. Also provided is a bone plate system comprising the bone plate and a fastening member being configured to cooperate with the deformable contact region of the bone plate.

Bone plate with polyaxial locking mechanism

A system for bending a surgical device is disclosed in which the system may include a bending apparatus having a housing with a series of posts received therein. In some embodiments, one of the series of posts may be selectively movable within an elongate slot in the housing, while another of the series of posts may be circumferentially movable. Movement of the circumferentially movable post may serve to bend a surgical device about at least one of the other remaining posts. A tool may also be provided with the system for interacting with a lever and causing the circumferentially movable post to move circumferentially. An alternate apparatus for bending a surgical device is also disclosed, as are methods of bending a surgical device using the aforementioned system.

Instrument for use in bending surgical devices

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Grandvaux, Switzerland

Robert Dominik