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EP0566255B1
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Perforated metallic panels and strips for internal fixation of bone fractures and for reconstructive surgery
Assignee: Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc
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Filing: 1993-03-22
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Granted: 1997-11-19
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Expires: 2013-03-22
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Frank H. Morgan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/80; A61B17/8085; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61F2/2846; A61F2/2875; A61F2002/285; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30153; A61F2002/30154; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30784; A61F2002/30785; A61F2002/3079; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0019; A61F2230/0021; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00017; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00029; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/902; Y10S606/903; Y10S606/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A pliable metallic implant plate structure (10) for use with bone screws (18) having a screw head (22) including a hemispherical underside portion and a low profile upper head portion for the internal fixation of bone fractures and for use in orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, said plate structure (10) having an outer face side and a bone interface side and including a multiplicity of substantially square perforations (12) extending from said outer face side to said bone interface side and arranged uniformly in parallel rows and parallel lines perpendicular to said rows, characterised in that said perforations (12) each include an arcuate chamfer extending inwardly from the outer face side of said plate structure (10) to the bone interface side of said plate structure (10) in substantially uniform configuration about the entire periphery thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
A plate structure (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plate structure (10) is fabricated of biocompatible metals and metal alloys selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, cobalt-chrome alloys and stainless steel.
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