Angled Bone Fastening Plate with Variable Segment Geometry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bone fixing plates often fail to properly position and stabilize fractured bone fragments due to improper fragment alignment, especially in osteotomy procedures where bones are relocated to correct deformities.
Innovation Solution
An angled metal plate with variable angles and multiple holes along its length, featuring an S-shaped design with curved blades and a straight segment, allows for precise alignment and stabilization of bone fragments using screws, accommodating different fracture types and extensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional bone fixing plates are used, then fastening and stabilization of bone fragments is achieved, but proper positioning and alignment of fractured bone fragments fails
Solution Approach 1:
The plate incorporates locally adapted angles at different segments (60° at proximal, 45° at distal) to match specific fracture patterns and bone anatomy, enabling precise fragment alignment while maintaining reliable fastening through strategically positioned holes and screw fixation mechanisms
2Ease of manufacture
If plates with fixed angles are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different fracture types and osteotomy procedures is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The plate design integrates multiple angle configurations (60° and 45° segments) within a single unified structure, allowing it to accommodate various fracture types and osteotomy procedures while maintaining straightforward manufacturing processes through standardized hole patterns and modular geometry
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AI summary
The present invention refers to a fastening plate to be used in bones, more specifically, to a plate whose shape and arrangement of screws promote the fastening and keeping of fractured bones or bones that have undergone osteotomy in adequate position, angle and inclination.