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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Laboratoires Bodycad Inc., Québec, CA;
Inventors:
Jean Robichaud, St-Aubert, CA;
Hugo Robichaud, Quebec, CA;
Assignee:
LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC., Québec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8028 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an aspect, a spacing element for spacing a fixation plate away from a bone to which the fixation plate is secured is provided. The spacing element has a body with a bone interface side and a plate interface side and sidewalls extending thereinbetween, said bone interface side having a bone contacting surface having contours conforming to surface contours of the bone. A corresponding fixation plate, fixation plate kit, and method for designing a patient-specific spacing element are also provided.