CONTOURED BONE PLATE WITH LOCKING SCREW FOR BONE COMPRESSION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS A TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT

Abstract: a method of applying a bone plate across a tarsometatarsal joint or two different portions of a metatarsal may involve positioning a bone plate across a separation between two bone portions. the bone plate can have at least two fixation holes and a bend between the holes. a locking screw can be inserted through one or both holes that has a head thread and a shaft thread, where the shaft thread has a pitch greater than a pitch of the head thread. the locking screw can be screwed into an underlying bone portion until the bend in the bone plate is deformed.

Inventor(s): Paul Dayton, Daniel Hatch, Jason May, Sean Scanlan, Joe Ferguson

CPC Classification: A61B17/8014 ({the extension or compression force being caused by interaction of the plate hole and the screws})

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