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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Synthes (U.S.A.), Paoli, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/780 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/780 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bone plate having a top side, a bottom side for contacting the bone, two longitudinal sides, a plurality of holes which extend from the top side to the bottom side, and a longitudinal axis. The cross-section of the holes tapers from the top side to the bottom side and the bottom side is provided with recesses. The surface of the top side adjacent to the holes forms island-like recesses relative to the remaining surface of the top side. The bottom side is provided with two different types of recesses which create a plurality of supporting points for contacting the bone. In addition, the holes conically taper from the top side to the bottom side.