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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Lon Weiner, Rumson, NJ (US);
Stuart D. Katchis, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Arthur A. Alfaro, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Willem H. P. Van Iperen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Lon Weiner, Rumson, NJ (US);
Stuart D. Katchis, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Arthur A. Alfaro, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Willem H. P. Van Iperen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Nextremity Solutions, Inc., Red Bank, NJ (US);
Abstract
A plate for adjusting the position of a first piece of bone with respect to a second piece of bone, comprising a first section comprising a first upper exterior surface, a first lower exterior surface, a first outer edge, a first distal end, a first coupling end across the first section from the first distal end, at least one first section bone screw hole, and a first bone screw in the at least one first section bone screw hole, a second section comprising a second upper exterior surface, a second lower exterior surface, a second outer edge, a second distal end, a second coupling end across the second section from the second distal end, at least one second section bone screw hole, and a second bone screw in the at least one second section bone screw hole, and a gear disposed between the first section and the second section.