US 11,957,596 B2
Implant and method for ankle syndemosis treatment
Scott A. Armacost, Germantown, TN (US); Sach Combs, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Murray John Penner, Vancouver (CA); Bruce E. Cohen, Charlotte, NC (US); Bryan D. Den Hartog, St. Paul, MN (US); and Gregory C. Berlet, Westerville, OH (US)
Assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,778.
Application 18/188,778 is a division of application No. 16/896,657, filed on Jun. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,642,224.
Application 16/896,657 is a continuation of application No. 15/586,694, filed on May 4, 2017, granted, now 10,709,566, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225876 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4225 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/683 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8052 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8655 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2/4202 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4233 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant system, comprising:
a bone plate comprising:
a curved first plate section having a radius of curvature about a longitudinal axis, the curved first plate section subtending an angle from 5 degrees to 45 degrees, the curved first plate section having a first hole and a second hole arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first hole and the second hole positioned to receive respective bone screws configured to attach to a curved surface of a fibula that extends to an ankle having a syndesmosis,
a second plate section extending continuously from the curved first plate section, the second plate section having a third hole and a fourth hole disposed between the first hole and the second hole that are positioned so as to be offset from first and second holes in a direction that is anterior or posterior from the first hole and the second hole in a superior-inferior direction, the third hole and the fourth hole configured to receive at least one of a bone screw and a button for holding a suture, and
a third plate section located adjacent the second hole and having a concave region shaped and configured to conform to a lateral malleolus of the fibula, the third plate section having one or more undulating curves each with at least one additional hole positioned to receive an additional bone screw;
at least one suture; and
at least one fastener from the group consisting of a bone screw or a button for positioning the at least one suture at a lateral apex of the fibula for reducing the syndesmosis.