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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Derek S. Lewis, Copley, OH (US);
Elizabeth Altenau, Cleveland, OH (US);
Gordon Bennett, Akron, OH (US);
Bryan D. Den Hartog, Rapid City, SD (US);
Jackson R. Heavener, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Jeffrey Johnson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Brian Hockett, Parma, OH (US);
Derek S. Lewis, Copley, OH (US);
Elizabeth Altenau, Cleveland, OH (US);
Gordon Bennett, Akron, OH (US);
Bryan D. Den Hartog, Rapid City, SD (US);
Jackson R. Heavener, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Jeffrey Johnson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Brian Hockett, Parma, OH (US);
Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc., Medina, OH (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic plate has a first end including a locking screw hole that receives a locking screw and spaced from that hole is a compression housing that extends from the bone-facing side of the plate and which receives a compression screw that forms an angle of from about 10° to about 70° with a longitudinal axis of the plate. In a further embodiment, the plate also includes a second end with a chamfer for insertion of the plate into bone, and in a still further embodiment, the plate is an MTP plate.