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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Barry T. Bickley, North Andover, MA (US);
Aldo M. Zovich, East Hampton, CT (US);
Richard E. Zovich, Kensington, CT (US);
Paul Glazer, Brookline, MA (US);
Barry T. Bickley, North Andover, MA (US);
Aldo M. Zovich, East Hampton, CT (US);
Richard E. Zovich, Kensington, CT (US);
Paul Glazer, Brookline, MA (US);
Simplicity Orthopedics, Inc., North Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical system for stabilizing a first bone segment to a second bone segment, the system comprising a plate having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be secured to the first bone segment and the second end is configured to be secured to the second bone segment, and further wherein the plate has a structural integrity sufficient to stabilize the first bone segment to the second bone segment. Further embodiments comprise a supplemental plate for stabilizing a third bone segment to the second bone segment.