US 12,226,133 B2
Orthopedic plate with modular peg and compression screw
Raymond Penzimer, Parsippany, NJ (US); Holman Chan, Parsippany, NJ (US); William James, Parsippany, NJ (US); and Vladimir Sherman, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Assigned to EXTREMITY MEDICAL LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Filed by EXTREMITY MEDICAL LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/358,039.
Application 18/358,039 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,724, filed on Sep. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,707,305, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
Application 17/027,724 is a continuation of application No. 15/947,661, filed on Apr. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,779,867, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/649,330, filed on Mar. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/482,552, filed on Apr. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000489 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7225 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3085 (2013.01); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system capable of fixating bones or bone fragments comprising:
an orthopedic plate having a longitudinal plate axis, and a first bore;
a peg extending along a longitudinal peg axis and comprising a first lower portion rotatably connected to a first upper portion, an outer surfaces of the first upper portion capable of mating with the first bore, the first lower portion comprising a first transverse bore along a first bore axis transverse to and at a first angle about the longitudinal peg axis, wherein an inner surface of the first transverse bore comprises threads;
a compression screw extending along a longitudinal screw axis, wherein the outer surface comprises screw threads that mate with the threads of the first transverse bore at the first angle and relative to the first longitudinal axis of the orthopedic plate, wherein the first lower portion is configured to be rotated about the longitudinal peg axis to the first angle after mating the first upper portion with the first bore.