US 11,944,361 B2
Bone plate with structures for attachment of sutures
Ross Hamel, West Chester, PA (US); Glen Pierson, Glenmoore, PA (US); Peter Van Citters, Phoenixville, PA (US); and George Mikhail, West Chester, PA (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/536,781.
Prior Publication US 2021/0038271 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8061 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bone plate system for use on a bone, the system comprising:
an elongated bone plate extending along a longitudinal axis, the bone plate having an upper surface, an opposed bone-facing surface, and a boundary edge surface of the bone plate, wherein the boundary edge surface connects the upper surface to the opposed bone-facing surface;
at least one fastener hole extending from the upper surface to the bone-facing surface, the at least one fastener hole being configured to receive a bone fastener configured to couple the bone plate to the bone;
a plurality of first suture-receiving structures connected with the bone plate and projecting from the boundary edge surface of the bone plate, the first suture-receiving structures being spaced from each another along the boundary edge surface; and
a second suture-receiving structure comprising a suture-receiving hole with a lower surface, the lower surface of the suture-receiving hole extending from the upper surface of the bone plate to the boundary edge surface of the bone plate without intersecting the bone-facing surface of the bone plate;
wherein each of the plurality of first suture-receiving structures comprises a wire loop, wherein each wire loop is anchored to the upper surface or the bone-facing surface of the bone plate without engaging the suture receiving hole of the second suture-receiving structure.