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Skeletal plating system
Assignee: SDGI Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1998-02-11
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2018-02-11
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to (1) a plating system having multiple and single locking mechanisms for general skeletal use other than in the anterior cervical spine; (2) an orthopedic plating system that permits a pair of bone screws to be inserted into a bone in a crossed over orientation and locked to the plate; (3) a segmentable plating system which can be made to a selected length by the surgeon; and (4) a combination screw-lock-plating system for allowing and/or causing intersegmental compression of bone portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary K. Michelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/1604; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/80; A61B17/8052; A61B17/17; A61B17/1739; A61B17/1757; A61B17/70; A61B17/7059; A61B17/8004; A61B17/8019; A61B17/8033; A61B17/8042; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61B17/8625; A61B17/863; A61B17/1662; A61B17/1671; A61B17/1728; A61B17/8085; A61B17/8605; A61B17/861; A61B17/8695; A61B17/88; A61B17/8875; A61B2017/0046; A61B2017/8655; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/0077; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/907; Y10S606/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A skeletal plating system for aligning and maintaining bone portions of the same bone or of different bones in a selected spatial relationship for healing or fusion of the bone portions, comprising: a plate having a length sufficient to span at least two bone portions, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface for placement against the bone portions, said lower surface being flat along a substantial portion of the longitudinal axis of said plate and being concave along the transverse axis of the plate, said plate having a plurality of bone screw receiving holes extending through said plate from said upper to lower surface, at least a first of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a first of the bone portions and at least a second of the said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a second of the bone portions, said plate having a recess for retaining a locking element for locking bone screws in said bone screw receiving holes, said recess having a central longitudinal axis offset from a transverse line passing through the central longitudinal axes of said first and second bone screw receiving holes; and a multiple locking element for locking to said plate at least two bone screws insertable into one of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes, said locking element movably engageable in said recess and being movable from at least a first position to a second position, said locking element being configured so as to permit insertion of bone screws into each of said first and second bone screw receiving holes when in said first position, and said head bearing against at least a portion of at least one of said bone screws in said first and second bone screw receiving holes when moved to said second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
A skeletal plating system for aligning and maintaining bone portions of the same bone or of different bones in a selected spatial relationship for healing or fusion of the bone portions, comprising: a plate having a length sufficient to span at least two bone portions, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface for placement against the bone portions, said lower surface being flat along a substantial portion of the longitudinal axis of said plate and being concave along the transverse axis of the plate, said plate having a plurality of bone screw receiving holes extending through said plate from said upper to lower surface, at least a first of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a first of the bone portions and at least a second of the said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a second of the bone portions, said plate having a recess for retaining a locking element for locking bone screws in said bone screw receiving holes, said recess having a central longitudinal axis offset from a transverse line passing through the central longitudinal axes of said first and second bone screw receiving holes; and a multiple locking element for locking to said plate at least two bone screws insertable into one of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes, said locking element movably engageable in said recess and being movable from at least a first position to a second position, said locking element being configured so as to permit insertion of bone screws into each of said first and second bone screw receiving holes when in said first position, and said head bearing against at least a portion of at least one of said bone screws in said first and second bone screw receiving holes when moved to said second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The plate of claim 1 in which said recess has a threaded portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The plate of claim 1 in which said locking element comprises a rivet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 1 in which said locking element lock at least three bone screws.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 1 in which said locking element locks at least four bone screws.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 1 in which said locking element is permanently attached to said plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The plate of claim 1 in which at least a portion of said lower surface comprises a bone ingrowth material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The plate of claim 1 in which at least a portion of said lower surface comprises a bone growth material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The plate of claim 1 further comprising at least one segmentation zone in which said plate may be separated into more than one segment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
82 words
The plate of claim 1 in which at least one of said first bone screw receiving holes has a round opening at said upper surface of said plate and an oblong opening at said lower surface of said plate, said oblong opening being coaxial at least in part with said round opening, wherein when a bone screw is inserted into said bone screw receiving hole and locked to said plate, the bone screw is capable of passive motion relative to said plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The plate of claim 10 further comprising means for applying a selective force to the screw head of a bone screw inserted into said bone screw receiving hole and locked to said plate for causing active motion of the bone screw relative to said plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
94 words
The plate of claim 1 in which at least one of said bone screw receiving holes has a first opening at said upper surface of said plate with a rounded seat and having an second opening at said lower surface of said plate, said second opening having a central longitudinal axis offset from the central longitudinal axis of said first opening, wherein when a bone screw is inserted into said bone screw receiving hole and locked to said plate, for providing a fixed and locked angle of the bone screw relative to said plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
168 words
A skeletal plating system for aligning and maintaining bone portions of the same bone or of different bones in a selected spatial relationship for healing or fusion of the bone portions, comprising: a plate having a length sufficient to span at least two bone portions, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface for placement against the bone portions, said lower surface being convex along a substantial portion of the longitudinal axis of said plate, said plate having a plurality of bone screw receiving holes extending through said plate from said upper surface to lower surface, at least a first of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a first of the bone portions and at least a second of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a second of the bone portions; and a multiple locking element for locking to said plate at least two bone screws insertable into at least two of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes, respectively.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
168 words
A skeletal plating system for aligning and maintaining bone portions of the same bone or of different bones in a selected spatial relationship for healing or fusion of the bone portions, comprising: a plate having a length sufficient to span at least two bone portions, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface for placement against the bone portions, said lower surface being convex along a substantial portion of the longitudinal axis of said plate, said plate having a plurality of bone screw receiving holes extending through said plate from said upper surface to lower surface, at least a first of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a first of the bone portions and at least a second of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes associated with a second of the bone portions; and a multiple locking element for locking to said plate at least two bone screws insertable into at least two of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes, respectively.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
100 words
The plate of claim 13 further comprising a recess wherein said locking element is movably engageable in said recess and is movable from at least a first position to a second position, said locking element being configured so as to permit insertion of at least one bone screw into each of said first and second bone screw receiving holes when in said first position, and said locking element being configured so as to bear against at least a portion of each of the bone screws in said first and second bone screw receiving holes when moved to said second position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 13 in which said locking element is permanently attached to said plate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The plate of claim 13 in which said locking element is pre-installed prior to the insertion of bone screws into said bone screw receiving holes.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 13 in which said locking element locks at least three bone screws.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The plate of claim 13 in which said locking element comprises a rivet.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plate of claim 13 in which said locking element locks at least four bone screws.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
70 words
The plate of claim 13 having a recess associated with at least two of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes, said locking element being movable in said recess from a first position to a second position, said locking element being configured so as to permit insertion of at least one bone screw into at least two of said plurality of bone screw receiving holes when in said first position.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
101 words
The plate of claim 13 in which at least two of said bone screw receiving holes are paired, at least a first bone screw receiving hole in said paired bone screw receiving holes being staggered from a second bone screw receiving hole in said pair, and the center points of said first and second paired bone screw receiving holes being on different transverse lines along the transverse axis of said plate such that the central longitudinal axes of said first paired bone screw receiving holes form an included angle to each other greater than 25 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The plate of claim 13 further comprising at least one segmentation zone in which said plate may be separated into more than one segment.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
82 words
The plate of claim 13 in which at least one of said first bone screw receiving holes has a round opening at said upper surface of said plate and an oblong opening at said lower surface of said plate, said oblong opening being coaxial at least in part with said round opening, wherein when a bone screw is inserted into said bone screw receiving hole and locked to said plate, the bone screw is capable of passive motion relative to said plate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
The plate of claim 23 further comprising means for applying a selective force to the screw head of a bone screw inserted into said bone screw receiving hole and locked to said plate for causing active motion of the bone screw relative to said plate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
99 words
The plate of claim 13 in which at least one of said bone screw receiving holes has a first opening at said upper surface of said plate with a rounded seat and has a second opening at said lower surface of said plate, said second opening having a central longitudinal axis offset from the central longitudinal axis of said first opening, wherein when a bone screw is inserted into at least one of said bone screw receiving holes and locked to said plate, there is provided a fixed and locked angle of the bone screw relative to said plate.
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