Product Overview
Locking Device and Fracture Compression
All Radius, Humerus, Femur and Tibia plates contain locking screw holes in the plate head and alternating locking and compression screw holes in the shaft. The locking screw holes will accept either conical or locking screws.
Flexibility and Compatibility
The Elbow and Fibula plates contain locking screw holes in the plate head and the figure-8-shaped holes in the shaft, which accommodate standard or locking screws on either side of the hole.
Optimized Screw Trajectory
• Multiple locking holes in the plate head allow placement of the screws to capture fragments.
• Strut screw creates rigid fixation by using maximum screw length.
Combining Anatomic Fit with Locking Technology
With the Periarticular Locking Plate System, Zimmer offers advanced solutions for the management of comminuted fractures and fractures in osteopenic bone. The system combines anatomically contoured periarticular plates with locking screw technology.
Strength
Plates are manufactured from forged 22-13-5 stainless steel for improved fatigue strength as compared to conventional cold worked 316L stainless steel.
Precontoured Plates that follow the Shape of the Bone
Zimmer’s periarticular plates were developed using digital laser bone-scanning technology. The data was used to guide advanced fabricating technologies in the precise manufacture of precontoured implants. The Periarticular Locking Plates closely follow the shape of the bone to create a fit that requires little or no additional bending.
Thick-to-Thin Profile
Zimmer’s periarticular plate designs decrease in thickness towards the joint line to reduce the potential for soft-tissue irritation and to simplify any additional contouring. The reduced thickness also allows the implant to “autocontour” as the screws draw the plate toward the bone. The tapered plate shaft design, combined with specialized instrumentation, allows submuscular passage of the plate and fixation that may utilize a minimally invasive technique.
Minimally Invasive
The tapered plate shaft design, combined with specialized instrumentation, allows submuscular passage of the plate and fixation that may utilize a minimally invasive technique.
MIS Instrumentation
Radiolucent Targeting Guides are available for the
• 3.5mm Proximal Tibia Plate
• 5.5mm Proximal Tibia Plate
• 5.5mm Distal Femur Plate
Sterile Packaging
Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System is available in both, sterile and non-sterile packaging.
Hex Button Option
The Hex Button helps in managing complex trauma cases and provides intraoperative flexibility. Cable and implant securing options are enhanced as the Hex Button simply snaps into standard hex screws,sizes 2.5, 3.5 and 5.0mm. Hex buttons are available in either stainless steel or titanium alloy.
Cable Grip Buttons
The Cable-Ready ® Cable Grip System Button implants are designed to be used in conjunction with Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plates.
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