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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Priya Prasad, Miami, FL (US);
Mark S. Myerson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Roy W. Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Priya Prasad, Miami, FL (US);
Mark S. Myerson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Roy W. Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Biomet C.V., , GI;
Abstract
A method for joining together a first, a second and a third bone part of a surgical patient includes obtaining a bone plate having a first, a second and a third portion arranged along a longitudinal axis. The first portion contains a first slot for receiving a first compressing screw. The second portion is adjacent to the first portion and contains a second slot for receiving a second compressing screw. The third portion is adjacent to the second portion and contains a threaded hole for receiving a locking screw. The method further includes positioning the first, second and third portions over the first, second and third bone parts. The method further includes inserting the locking screw into the threaded hole and into the third bone part, inserting the second compressing screw into the second slot and into the second bone part, and inserting the first compressing screw into the first slot and into the first bone part, thereby urging the first, second and third bone parts together.