US 12,251,145 B2
Flexible construct for femoral reconstruction
Dale Frederick Swarts, Warsaw, IN (US)
Assigned to Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/400,198.
Application 17/116,544 is a division of application No. 16/177,775, filed on Nov. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,888,362, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 18/400,198 is a continuation of application No. 17/116,544, filed on Dec. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,890,041.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/581,259, filed on Nov. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0130766 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8085 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/826 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A bone repair device comprising:
a plate including a suture extending from the plate; and
a flexible structure including a plurality of overlapping segment geometries, the flexible structure being directly attached to and extending from the plate.