| US 7,537,604 B2 | ||
| Bone plates with slots | ||
| Randall J. Huebner, Beaverton, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Acumed LLC, Hillsboro, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 19, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/717,015. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/512323, filed on Oct. 17, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0102775 A1, May 27, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—281 | 22 Claims |
| 1. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
selecting a bone plate including a wider head portion connected to a narrower body portion, the bone plate defining a long
axis and a longitudinal slot, the longitudinal slot defining a long axis that is at least substantially parallel to the long
axis defined by the bone plate, the bone plate also defining a plurality of openings disposed in the head portion and further
defining a transverse slot disposed generally between the longitudinal slot and the plurality of openings; and
attaching the bone plate to at least one bone with fasteners received in the longitudinal slot, the plurality of openings,
and the transverse slot,
wherein the bone plate has opposing inner and outer surfaces, wherein an opposing surface defines a plane. wherein the long
axis defined by the longitudinal slot is included in a plane that is orthogonal to the plane defined by the opposing surface
and that bisects the transverse slot.
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