US 12,064,151 B2
Bone compression plate
Brad Dresher, Colorado Springs, CO (US); Mihaela Morar, Fort Myers, FL (US); Chris Powell, Naples, FL (US); and Michael J. Dresher, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/892,416.
Application 17/892,416 is a continuation of application No. 16/924,405, filed on Jul. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,452,551.
Application 16/924,405 is a continuation of application No. 15/372,861, filed on Dec. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,743,920, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/264,390, filed on Dec. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0395305 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/8019 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8009 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 2090/033 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bone plate, comprising:
a body portion; and
an elongated slot formed through the body portion and including a threaded fastener opening, a first slotted portion adjacent to the threaded fastener opening, and a second slotted portion adjacent to the first slotted portion,
wherein the threaded fastener opening is connected to a first end of the first slotted portion and the second slotted portion is connected to a second end of the first slotted portion to establish one continuous slot,
wherein the first slotted portion includes a plurality of teeth, and
wherein the second slotted portion is non-threaded.