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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
AO Technology Ag, Chur, CH;
Markus Windolf, Davos, CH;
Devakara Epari, Newstead, AU;
AO Technology AG, Chur, CH;
Abstract
Bone plate () with a lower surface (), an upper surface (), a maximum thickness measured between the lower and upper surfaces a left lateral surface (), a right lateral surface (), a longitudinal axis () and a plurality of plate holes () miming from the lower surface to the upper surface, the bone plate further having a slot () in the lower surface extending from the left lateral surface to the right lateral surface having a width measured in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis and a central plane () between the lateral surfaces, wherein (i) the hollow space defined by the slot extends in the form of a straight cylinder from the left lateral surface to the right lateral surface and (ii) the slot comprises an undercut feature () limiting the opening of the slot when the bone plate is bent longitudinally in a direction aimed at widening the slot.