Contoured bone plate

A method for repairing a bone includes attaching a bone plate to the bone. The bone plate includes an upper surface, a bone-contacting surface, and at least one hole extending between the upper surface and the bone-contacting surface. The method also includes inserting at least a portion of a delive...

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Main Authors Milford Jordan N, Leung Ross T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.09.2017
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DIAGNOSIS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SURGERY
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A method for repairing a bone includes attaching a bone plate to the bone. The bone plate includes an upper surface, a bone-contacting surface, and at least one hole extending between the upper surface and the bone-contacting surface. The method also includes inserting at least a portion of a delivery device into the at least one hole. The delivery device includes at least one of an osteobiologic material, a graft material and a pharmacological substance. The method further includes injecting the at least one of the osteobiologic material, the graft material and the pharmacological substance into the bone and through the at least one hole.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414564185