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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
George J. Haidukewych, Tampa, FL (US);
Dave Huebner, Kearney, NE (US);
Roy W. Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
G. Mark Lindsay, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
George J. Haidukewych, Tampa, FL (US);
Dave Huebner, Kearney, NE (US);
Roy W. Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
G. Mark Lindsay, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Biomet C.V., Gibraltar, GI;
Abstract
A periarticular bone plate for the internal fixation of a fractured, proximal tibia of a surgical patient includes a shaft member connected to a head member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a posterior edge, an anterior edge and a plurality of holes extending between the top and bottom surfaces for receiving fasteners for attaching the plate to the bone. The head member is offset relative to the shaft member in each of a frontal and sagittal planes of the proximal tibia.