BONE PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A bone plate system is provided that permits rapid, secure stabilization of a plurality of bones, such as portions of a cut rib. The bone plate system includes a bone plate having anchor devices for securing the bone plate to, for example, cortical bone of the cut rib portions. The anchor devices have an open configuration that permits the anchor devices to be connected to the cortical bone of the cut rib portions and a clamping configuration that fixes the bone plate to the cortical bone of the cut portions. The bone plate connects the cut rib portions and stabilizes the cut rib portions against relative movement therebetween.

主权项

1. A bone plate for securing a plurality of adjacent bone portions with respect to one another, the bone plate comprising:
a first pair of opposing upper and lower jaws forming a first gap therebetween for receiving one of the adjacent bone portions; a second pair of opposing upper and lower jaws forming a second gap therebetween for receiving the other adjacent bone portion; a central connecting portion that connects the first pair and the second pair of jaws with the first pair of jaws extending away from the central connecting portion and the second pair of jaws extending away from the central connecting portion in an opposite direction to the first pair of jaws; and at least one of the opposing upper and lower jaws of each pair of jaws being resiliently flexible and in an unbiased, unexpanded configuration, the respective gaps each have a first size, and in a deflected, expanded configuration, the respective gaps each have a second size larger than the first size for receiving the respective adjacent bone portion between the opposing upper and lower jaws to secure the adjacent bone portion within the respective gap.