US 12,251,146 B2
Surgical staple
Alan G. Taylor, Memphis, TN (US); and Rebecca H. Wahl, Escondido, CA (US)
Assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/532,240.
Application 18/532,240 is a division of application No. 17/454,672, filed on Nov. 12, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/454,672 is a continuation of application No. 16/379,097, filed on Apr. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,202,666, issued on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 16/379,097 is a continuation of application No. 13/782,274, filed on Mar. 1, 2013, granted, now 10,292,743, issued on May 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/642,353, filed on May 3, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/605,269, filed on Mar. 1, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180600 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/84 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for compressing a first bone and a second bone comprising:
positioning a plate substantially adjacent to at least one of the first bone and the second bone, the plate including a first end, an opposed second end, a first aperture defined through a first side section that is positioned near and extends from the first end, and a second aperture defined through a second side section that is positioned near and extends from the second end, the plate being curved along a length of the plate from the first end to the second end, and the plate being selectively movable between a relaxed configuration and an opened configuration;
drilling a first hole in the first bone and a second hole in the second bone;
locating the first side section in the first hole and the second side section in the second hole;
extending a first screw through the first aperture of the first side section and threadingly into the first hole; and
extending a second screw through the second aperture of the second side section and threadingly into the second hole, the first side section and the second side section defining cantilevers of the plate being shorter in length than the respective first and second screws so that the screws can pass there through angled toward one another when the plate is in the relaxed configuration.