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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Jorge L. Orbay, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Javier E. Castañeda, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jorge L. Orbay, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Javier E. Castañeda, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fracture fixation system includes a device with a plate portion intended to be positioned against an exterior surface of bone and an intramedullary portion. The plate portion includes a plurality of fixed angle holes defining a respective number of axes which are divergent. Fasteners coupled within the fixed angle holes extend to follow the contour of subchondral bone and provide a framework for support for fracture healing.