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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2007
Patrick White, West Chester, PA (US);
Patrick Berdoz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Steve Forbes, Exton, PA (US);
Patrick White, West Chester, PA (US);
Patrick Berdoz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Steve Forbes, Exton, PA (US);
Swiss Pro Orthopedic SA, Bienne, CH;
Abstract
A bendable bone plate () is disclosed which is adapted for use in situ as a conformable bone splint to fix the spatial relationship of at least two bone parts (). The bone plate () has an elongated plate () made of a bendable material. A plurality of screw apertures () extending through the top () and bottom () surfaces are disposed along the length (L) of the plate. Bone screws () are inserted through the apertures into the underlying bone parts () to anchor the elongated plate () to the bone parts (). At least two of the screw apertures () are disposed as a closely spaced pair () of screw apertures () with a 'bend relief zone' () disposed between the closely spaced apart screw apertures (). The bend relief zone () is disposed to allow the elongated plate () to be bent across the bend relief zone () up to a certain angle (A) without deforming the screw apertures () adjacent the bend relief zone ().