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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Dana Pappalardo, West Chester, PA (US);
Sherri Wykosky, West Chester, PA (US);
Kenneth Kobayashi, West Chester, PA (US);
Dipan Patel, West Chester, PA (US);
William Kolb, Malvern, PA (US);
Colleen Flesher, West Chester, PA (US);
Dana Pappalardo, West Chester, PA (US);
Sherri Wykosky, West Chester, PA (US);
Kenneth Kobayashi, West Chester, PA (US);
Dipan Patel, West Chester, PA (US);
William Kolb, Malvern, PA (US);
Colleen Flesher, West Chester, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A bone fixation system includes a bone plate, bone anchors, temporary fixation members, and forceps. The temporary fixation members are configured to be inserted through apertures in the bone plate and into underlying bone segments that are separated by a bone gap. The forceps are configured to apply a force to the temporary fixation members that causes at least one of the underlying bone segments to translate with respect to the other bone segment, thereby reducing or distracting the bone segments without interfering with final fixation by screws of bone segments.