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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Acumed Llc, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Joshua P. Federspiel, Portland, OR (US);
Stephanie C. M. Barnes, Portland, OR (US);
Devan H. Jaecker, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ryan C. Stafford, Sherwood, OR (US);
Blake A. Matsuzaki, Renton, WA (US);
Acumed LLC, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
System, including methods and apparatus, for deforming a plate member on bone. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a plate member defining a plurality of openings to receive fasteners that attach the plate member to bone. The plate member may include a pair of undercut flanges formed by opposite edge regions of the plate member. The system also may comprise a bending tool configured to be operatively associated with the plate member after the plate member is attached to bone, with a region of the bending tool positioned under each of the undercut flanges, such that rotation of the bending tool applies a moment to the plate member.