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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Core Orthopaedics, Inc., North Bay Village, FL (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Langford, Orlando, FL (US);
Kenneth West, Flagler Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Association for the Advancement of Musculoskeletal, Ponte Verde Beach, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8014 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone plate for the compression of a fracture site or osteotomy of a bone includes a bone plate body having a plurality of screw holes and bone screws accommodated in the screw holes. At least one of the screw holes is teardrop shaped having a wide portion and a narrow portion. The bone screw selected for use in the screw hole can be either a locking screw or a non-locking screw, as the screw hole can accept both types.