US 12,402,924 B2
Bone repair devices and methods
Kenneth Walter Richardson, Piperton, TN (US); Louis A. Houff, Piperton, TN (US); and Jacob H. Carroll, Oakland, TN (US)
Assigned to CircumFIx Solutions, Inc., Piperton, TN (US)
Filed by CircumFIx Solutions, Inc., Piperton, TN (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,147.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,060, filed on Jul. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0034375 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/808 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8076 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plate assembly for stabilizing a bone, comprising:
a fixation plate having rails that form a window;
a band having
a tail; and
a head defining an internal cavity being configured to receive a portion of the tail,
wherein the head includes a bottom portion that does not include radially extending tabs; and
wherein the fixation plate is configured to be positioned proximate to a bone, wherein the head is configured to be at least partially received at the fixation plate between the rails within the window, wherein the band is configured to be wrapped around the fixation plate and the bone, wherein the internal cavity of the head is configured to receive an end of the tail to form a loop, wherein the band is configured to receive a tension force to tighten the loop formed by the band, and wherein a shape of the bottom portion and a shape of the window are both configured to permit the band to rotate relative to the window when no tension is being applied to the band.