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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jesse B. Rush, Telford, PA (US);
Christopher Keegan, Hatboro, PA (US);
Michael McGurk, Williamstown, NJ (US);
Simon M. Bosshard, Bern, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/808 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone plate includes locking holes that reconfigured to threadedly mate with locking screws to fix the bone plate to an underlying bone. Some of the locking holes are standard-type locking holes. Alternatively or additionally, some of the locking holes are variable-angle locking holes. The bone plate defines a collection cavity in the locking holes that are configured to collect shavings that can be produced if the bone screw is cross threaded in the locking hole.