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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Jordan Rakes, Cordova, TN (US);
Adam Zysk, Germantown, TN (US);
Nicholas S. Ritchey, Collierville, TN (US);
Charles R. Bennett, Memphis, TN (US);
Kohsuke Watanabe, Memphis, TN (US);
Paul Tornetta, Brookline, MA (US);
William Ricci, New York, NY (US);
Reza Firoozabadi, Mercer Island, WA (US);
John Tracy Watson, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Samir Mehta, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
Brian Mcgrory, Falmouth, ME (US);
George Babikian, Freeport, ME (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, Zug, CH;
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Periprosthetic bone fixation plates are disclosed including, for example, periprosthetic proximal femur plate, periprosthetic distal femur plate, periprosthetic humerus plate, periprosthetic ring plate, and periprosthetic troch plate. In use, the periprosthetic bone fixation plates are arranged and configured for use in periprosthetic fractures. That is, the periprosthetic plates include one or more features to facilitate positioning and securement of the bone fixation plate to a patients bone that previously received a surgically implanted orthopedic device or implant such as, for example, an intramedullary nail, a hip prosthesis, a knee prosthesis, etc. In use, the one or more features are designed and configured to facilitate avoidance of the previous surgically implanted orthopedic device or implant. In addition, the periprosthetic bone fixation plates are arranged and configured to facilitate plating of a longer working length as compared to existing bone fixation plates (e.g., plating from, for example, femoral condyle to greater trochanter).