IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR RESTORING ALIGNMENT AND STABILIZING BONE FRACTURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

摘要

There is disclosed an implantable medical device for restoring bone alignment and stabilizing a fracture, comprising a screwless bone plating system for contacting at least a portion of a bone. In one embodiment, the screwless bone plating system comprises at least one clamp comprising: a top portion; a bottom portion, and an attachment for securing the clamp to a bone without drilling a screw into the bone. Unlike current bone plating systems, the inventive clamp exhibits functionality in that it realigns a fracture when applied to the bone, and remains implanted in the body to stabilize the fracture. The medical device described herein may further comprise at two clamps for attaching to a bone, such as on opposite sides of a bone fracture and at least one bone plate that spans the fracture when attached to the two clamps. There is also disclosed a method of reducing and stabilizing a bone fracture, the method comprising contacting a fractured bone with an implantable medical device as described herein.

主权项

1. An implantable medical device for restoring bone alignment and stabilizing a fracture, comprising:
a screwless bone plating system for contacting at least a portion of a bone, the screwless bone plating system comprising: at least one clamp comprising:
a top portion;a bottom portion, andan attachment for securing the clamp to a bone without drilling a screw into the bone, wherein the at least one clamp is capable of realigning a fracture when applied to the bone, and remains implanted in the body to stabilize the fracture.