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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Charles R. Baker, Lakeland, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A bone plate fixation system for fixation of the distal radius bone includes a bone plate having an elongate shaft portion and a triangular-shaped head portion, with each portion defining a number of bone screw openings extending therethrough for receipt of bone screws. The triangular-shaped head portion may define an elongate visualization window having a window length extending across a width of the bone plate. At least some of the openings include flexible fins protruding radially inward into the opening and deflectable by the head of a bone screw to retain the bone screw in position within the opening. In one embodiment, the bone plate has an outer perimeter that is substantially symmetrical relative to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate. In another embodiment, the elongate shaft portion includes an elongate slot having a length extending along the longitudinal axis. In a further embodiment, the triangular-shaped head portion includes an elongate aperture having a length extending along the longitudinal axis.