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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Laboratoires Bodycad Inc., Québec, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC., Québec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8095 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02);
Abstract
A fixation plate for securing an opening formed in a bone is provided. The fixation plate includes: a body securable to the bone, the body having a bone interface side and an outward facing side; and a wedge element extending from the bone interface side of the body for inserting into the opening formed in the bone. The wedge element is shaped to conform to contours of the opening formed in the bone. In some embodiments, the wedge element is provided with an evolutive canal. A corresponding method for designing a patient-specific fixation plate is also provided.