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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2006
Uwe Ahrens, Berlin, DE;
Majid Bakhshi, Berlin, DE;
Hans-joachim Fischer, Berlin, DE;
Implantate AG, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A bone plate comprising a bottom side that is to rest against the bone, an upper side, and a plurality of holes along the longitudinal axis of the plate through which bone screws can be inserted to be anchored to a bone. At least one hole is a continuous oblong hole comprising a longitudinal axis running in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the plate. Thread flights are provided in a partial area of the lateral side of the oblong hole that when in a direction transversal to the plane of the upper side, are arranged only over a part of the depth of the oblong hole. In the direction transversal to the plane of the upper side, a support structure with smooth walls for the positive fit with a correspondingly configured negative structure at a screw head or screw neck of a bone screw is provided.