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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Jorge L. Orbay, Miami, FL (US);
James Leone, Miami, FL (US);
Dennis L. Steffen, Tavernier, FL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixation system includes a plate intended to be positioned against a bone, a plurality of bone screws for securing the plate along an non-fractured portion of the bone, and a plurality of bone pegs which extend from the plate and into bone fragments of the fracture to provide a supporting framework. The pegs can be oriented at various angles relative to an axis normal to the lower surface of the plate. For each peg, once the peg has been appropriately positioned within the peg hole, a set screw is threaded into the peg hole and tightened, thereby securing the peg in the selected orientation.