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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Manoj Kumar Singh, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Boon Quah, Nyack, NY (US);
Bradley Michael Lamm, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a bone plating system and a method for utilizing the same. The bone plating system may include first and second bone plates in contact with respective first and second bones, a cross-connector, a cutting guide and a targeter device. The cross-connector may have a first end and an opposite second extending along a longitudinal axis from the first bone plate to the second bone plate. The cutting guide may have an elongate body placed on one of the first or second bones. The targeter device may have a drill guide to align the cross-connector with the first and second bone plates. A method for fixing the bone plating system to the first and second bone may include using the targeter device.