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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Lee A. Strnad, Broadview Hts., OH (US);
Dustin Ducharme, Akron, OH (US);
G. Martin Wynkoop, Gainsville, FL (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Lee A. Strnad, Broadview Hts., OH (US);
Dustin Ducharme, Akron, OH (US);
G. Martin Wynkoop, Gainsville, FL (US);
Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc., Medina, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an orthopedic plate and screw system and instruments for surgical fixation of a small bone or bones. The plate facilitates three dimensional contouring to provide for a variety of applications and to accommodate individual variation in bone shape. The plate has a modified x shape including a central trunk portion including one or more screw holes along a longitudinal axis and a set of divergent upper and an oppositely extending set of divergent lower arms, each arm including screw holes which are placed at a radially equal distance but which diverging asymmetrically from the longitudinal axis relative to its paired upper or lower mate. The screws of the system are self-starting, self-tapping screws including the option of partial or full cannulation.