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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2019
Stryker European Operations Holdings, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Andreas Wiederkehr, Biel/Bienne, CH;
Tim Lovell, Spokane, WA (US);
Matthias Paulisch, Roggwil, CH;
Pierre-Luc Sylvestre, Grenchen, CH;
Erich Tschannen, Lommiswil, CH;
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A bone plate for implanting in a femur bone having a prosthesis implanted therein includes a shaft portion defining a plurality of holes and a trochanteric portion proximal to the shaft portion having two arms forming a concave shape and defining a plurality of first holes for receiving screws such that when implanted, the two arms at least partially wrap around and attach to the femur bone. The bone plate may include at least one bendable extension positioned between both of the arms. Each of the extensions may define at least one second hole.