Orthopaedic plate and spreader apparatuses and methods

摘要

Orthopaedic plate and spreader apparatuses and methods for distracting and compressing bones and fractured bones in a patient. A first orthopaedic plate and tab assembly has ratcheting teeth on the plate and tab for distracting two bone surfaces to a desire wedge shape. The plate may have longitudinal and diametral curvatures. A second orthopaedic plate and tab assembly has a female plate with ratcheting teeth configured to mate with a male plate with ratcheting teeth for compression and distraction of two bone surfaces. The ratcheting teeth of the first and second orthopaedic plate and tab assemblies may be one way ratcheting teeth or two way ratcheting teeth. Surgical methods for inserting the implants within the patient.

主权项

1. An orthopaedic plate system, comprising:
a plate having a proximal end and a distal end with a central portion extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the plate has a first opening between the proximal end and distal end, a first pair of arms at a proximal end, and a second pair of arms at a distal end; and a tab having a body with a first arm and a second arm, wherein the tab is configured to mate with the first opening of the plate and to be inserted between two bone segments, wherein the tab contacts one of the two bone segments to at least one of create or maintain a space between the two bone segments.