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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
John Noon, Swarthmore, PA (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A medical fixation system for bone repair including: a first orthopedic plate attached one bone via an inferior surface and a superior surface having a first plurality of sternal plate engagement members; a second orthopedic plate attached to one bone via an inferior surface and a superior surface having a second plurality of sternal plate engagement members; and a third orthopedic plate that bridges the first and second orthopedic plates with a superior surface and an inferior surface having a plurality of bridging plate engagement members; wherein the plurality of bridging plate engagement members is complimentary and opposite to the first and second pluralities of sternal plate engagement members, such that upon contact between the plurality of bridging plate engagement members and the first and second pluralities of sternal plate engagement members, a secure coupling is formed between the first and second orthopedic plates and the third orthopedic plate.