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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Ross T. Leung, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Jordan N. Milford, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ross T. Leung, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Jordan N. Milford, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone plate attachable to a bone for internal fixation. The bone plate has an upper surface and an opposite bone-contacting surface and includes a plurality of threaded through-holes for bone fasteners. The bone plate can include through-holes for passing sutures, and also suture-clearance recesses formed on the bone-contacting surface. Each suture-clearance recess is defined proximate to at least one of the suture holes for providing suturing clearance for a suturing instrument, such as a curved suturing needle.