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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Nextremity Solutions, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Lon S. Weiner, Rumson, NJ (US);
John R. Pepper, Warsaw, IN (US);
Stuart D. Katchis, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan Schlotterback, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
MEDARTIS AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fracture fixation system includes a plate having a laterally extending bore passing therethrough and configured to receive a first wire when the plate is placed in contact with a bone. The plate has a recess for receiving and securing a first end of a first wire, and includes an entry hole and an exit hole to at opposite ends of a first bore to allow the first wire to pass through the plate. A screw is configured to capture said the wire in the first bore to maintain a desired tension on the first wire.