Bone plating system and method

摘要

The described apparatus and method include a bone plating system comprising a plate longitudinally extending between a first plate end and a second plate end, wherein the plate further comprises a first plate surface spaced apart from an opposing second plate surface. Further, the bone plating system further includes a first spacer segment longitudinally extending between a first spacer end and a second spacer end, wherein the first spacer segment is shaped to adapt the plate to conform to an adjacent bone segment surface.

主权项

1. An apparatus adapted to facilitate a fusion between at least two boney segments, the apparatus comprising:
a plate longitudinally extending between a first plate end and a second plate end comprising an upper plate surface spaced apart from an opposing lower plate surface, the plate comprising at least one through hole in the first plate end and at least one through hole in the second plate end; a plurality of fasteners adapted to extend through the through holes and removably couple the plate to the at least two boney segments; and a first spacer segment removably coupled to the second plate end, the first spacer segment having a first spacer end, an opposed second spacer end that is closer than the first spacer end to the second plate end, and an uppermost surface extending from the first spacer end to the second spacer end, the second spacer end having a first corner, a second corner, and a medial portion extending from the first corner to the second corner, the first corner including a first through hole and a first extension extending downwardly from the uppermost surface, the second corner including a second through hole and a second extension extending downwardly from the uppermost surface, the first extension having a first thickness, the second extension having a second thickness, the medial portion having a third thickness that is less than the first and second thicknesses, wherein the first spacer segment having a first spacer uppermost surface is adapted to reside proximate releasably engage the second lower plate surface such that the first through hole is aligned with one of the at least one through holes in the second plate end, and the second through hole is aligned with another of the at least one through holes in the second plate end.