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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2003
Robert a Winquist, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Benirschke, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Duwelius, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Raymond Desjardins, Arnprior, CA;
David Templeman, Plymouth, MN (US);
John E Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Stanley W Patterson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gregory G Price, Warsaw, IN (US);
James Goulet, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert A Winquist, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Benirschke, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Duwelius, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Raymond Desjardins, Arnprior, CA;
David Templeman, Plymouth, MN (US);
John E Meyers, Columbia City, IN (US);
Stanley W Patterson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gregory G Price, Warsaw, IN (US);
James Goulet, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An orthopaedic bone plate is coupled to a bone having an enlarged head at one end thereof which is attached to a shaft. The bone plate includes an elongate portion, a flared portion and an intermediate portion. The elongate portion is attachable to the bone shaft using a plurality of bone screws. The elongate portion generally defines a longitudinal axis. The flared portion is attachable to the bone head using at least one bone screw. The intermediate portion interconnects the elongate portion and the flared portion. The intermediate portion is structured and arranged to allow the elongate portion and the flared portion to move relative to each other in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis when the elongate portion and the flared portion are attached to the bone.