CRANIAL PLATING AND BUR HOLE COVER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

The present disclosure is for a device, tooling, methods of use and kits containing the cranial plates and bur hole covers used for resecuring a cranial flap after a craniotomy. The cranial repair system is meant to reduce the profile of cranial plates or bur hole covers on the external surface of the cranium after a craniotomy is performed. The embodied devices of present disclosure are designed to reside substantially within the kerf or bur holes and thus minimize the surface area of devices resides on the external surface of the cranium. Additional embodiments include kits, tooling and methods to further reduce and/or eliminate the external profile of the cranial plate on the external cranial surface.

主权项

1. A method for reducing the profile of a cranial plating system comprising:
providing a cranial plate device that comprises two wings and a keel, wherein one of the two wings is configured to be affixed on an outer surface of a cranial flap and the other wing is configured to be affixed on an outer surface of a cranium surrounding the cranial flap and the keel is configured to reside in a kerf (gap) left by a craniotome blade; securing the cranial plate device as intended by positioning the keel of the cranial plate device within the kerf and securing the wings of the cranial plate device to the cranium and cranial flap with fixation screws, wherein by placing the keel of the cranial plate device within the kerf a substantial portion of the entire cranial plate device no longer resides on the external surface of the cranium, and only the two affixation wings reside on the external surface of the cranium; and wherein the cranial plating system methods include attaching one or more cranial plates to the cranial flap with one affixation wing, the flap is placed back within the cranium space and the cranium is marked where the second affixation wing should be secured, a pilot hole is drilled and the plates are attached to the cranium with the second affixation wing.