US 11,771,480 B2
Distal tibial plating system
David Laird, Jr., Brandamore, PA (US); and Alex Bada, Phoenixville, PA (US)
Assigned to GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/358,538.
Application 17/358,538 is a continuation of application No. 16/271,227, filed on Feb. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,071,570.
Application 16/271,227 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/910,041, filed on Mar. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,224,468.
Prior Publication US 2021/0315615 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8061 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/8014 (2013.01); A61B 17/8033 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A system for treating a fracture in a bone comprising:
a backpack;
a bone plate configured to engage the bone, the bone plate comprising:
an inferior end having a base portion extending along a first axis, the base portion comprising a first row of holes and a second row of holes for receiving one or more fasteners therein; and
a superior end having a shaft portion connected to the base portion, the shaft portion extending along a second axis, different from the first axis and comprising at least one additional hole for receiving a fastener therein; and
wherein the backpack comprises a standoff, the standoff configured to be positioned at least in part in one of the holes in the first or second row of holes.