CPC A61B 17/8061 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/8014 (2013.01); A61B 17/8028 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A bone plate, comprising:
a pair of lobed portions each including a through-hole extending from an upper surface to a lower surface and configured to receive a fastener; and
a central linking portion extending between the pair of lobed portions, wherein each of the lobed portions has a cross-sectional thickness, in a plane extending along a longitudinal length of the bone plate and between the upper and lower surfaces, that continuously decreases in a direction extending away from the central linking portion to a respective end of each lobed portion,
wherein the bone plate has a maximum thickness where each lobed portion joins the central linking portion,
wherein the maximum thickness is approximately 1.5-2.3 mm, and
wherein a minimum thickness of the central linking portion is approximately 1.3-1.7 mm.
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