US 12,245,799 B2
Fracture plates, systems, and methods
James A. Gault, Philadelphia, PA (US); Andrew Davison, Downingtown, PA (US); Alex Bada, Ardmore, PA (US); and John Scolero, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/528,867.
Application 18/528,867 is a continuation of application No. 17/523,136, filed on Nov. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,832,857.
Application 17/523,136 is a continuation of application No. 15/587,473, filed on May 5, 2017, granted, now 11,213,327, issued on Jan. 4, 2022.
Application 15/587,473 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/420,143, filed on Jan. 31, 2017, granted, now 10,575,884, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Application 15/420,143 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/405,368, filed on Jan. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,751,098, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 15/405,368 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/238,772, filed on Aug. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,687,873, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0099749 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8014 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/848 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A distal fibula plate system comprising:
a bone plate having:
an upper surface and a lower surface;
an enlarged head having a curvature adapted to lie over a distal fibula and a plurality of bone screw holes;
a transition portion extending proximally from the enlarged head and having at least one syndesmotic hole shaped to accept any one of a locking screw, a non-locking fastener and a suture button, wherein each syndesmotic hole includes a threaded portion proximate to the lower surface of the bone plate and a non-threaded portion overlying the threaded portion, wherein the non-threaded portion comprises a conical portion, adjacent to the threaded portion, and a bowl portion, adjacent to the conical portion; and
a shaft extending proximally from the transition portion and having a central longitudinal axis, the shaft having an elongate slot configured to accept a bone screw, wherein the at least one syndesmotic hole and the elongate slot lie along the central longitudinal axis, and the at least one syndesmotic hole is disposed distally of the elongate slot;
a fastener configured to engage one of the plurality of bone screw holes and the at least one syndesmotic hole; and
a non-locking fastener configured to engage the at least one syndesmotic hole, wherein the non-locking fastener has a length sufficient to engage both the fibula and a tibia to connect the bone plate to the fibula and the tibia.