US 11,937,858 B2
Load sharing bone plate
John Douglas Patterson, Newark, DE (US)
Assigned to AVANTI ORTHOPAEDICS, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Avanti Orthopaedics, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/101,523.
Application 15/807,585 is a division of application No. 14/252,576, filed on Apr. 14, 2014, granted, now 9,814,503, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 17/101,523 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/807,585, filed on Nov. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,842,543.
Prior Publication US 2021/0068878 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8057 (2013.01) [A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A load sharing bone plate system comprising:
a plurality of fasteners;
a bone plate comprising a body portion comprising:
a) a top surface;
b) a bone contact surface;
c) a length;
d) a width;
e) a first end;
f) a second end;
g) a first side from a centerline;
h) a second side from a centerline;
i) a body portion having a thickness;
k) a plurality of directional apertures comprising:
a first directional aperture; and
a second directional aperture;
l) a polymeric insert configured in at least one of the plurality of directional apertures; and
m) an interference fit coupler configured on a first end of the body portion and a first load sharing extension coupled to the body portion by said interference fit coupler, wherein the first load sharing extension extends from said first end of the body portion to a first extended end.