Patents Assigned to Swiss Ortho, LLC
  • Patent number: 8821580
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for repairing bone fractures at locations where high levels of stability are required. The system employs two plates to buttress a fracture from both the dorsal and volar sides. The plates are affixed to one another using screws that are installed from a volar plate, through the bone and into a dorsal plate. The method provides for use of a directional guide that allows the precise placement of Kirschner wires for temporary fixation of the fracture, installation of a first bone fixation plate using the installed K-wires for alignment, installation of a second bone plate adjacent the bone to be repaired and opposite the first bone plate, and installation of cannulated fasteners between the two opposing bone plates such that the fasteners rigidly engage both of the bone plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Swiss Ortho, LLC
    Inventor: Manuel DaSilva