Covetrus CH - Veterinary Instrumentation

15 Dental Equipment & Instrumentation 3 Internal Fixation

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Cuttable Malleable Locking Plates Vi Cuttable Malleable Locking Plates come into their own when pronounced contouring is necessary. They are well suited to situations where bone thickness or bone quality makes application of more conventional implants challenging, such complicated pelvic fractures, as well as situations where mono-cortical application is desirable. With locking implants intimate bone contact is desirable, however, this is not essential. The low profile makes these implants useful for craniomaxillofacial surgery and for other areas with limited soft tissue coverage. Manufactured from stainless steel grade 316LVM, they are stiffer than titanium implants of similar dimensions, but are still cuttable with standard implant cutters offering good versatility. Use should be reserved for low load applications or when load sharing is possible between these and other implants such as with double plating techniques or when load sharing is possible with the bone. Use to span large defects is not recommended. Contouring can be achieved with the appropriately sized bending levers or roller-style bending pliers. Cutting of these plates can be performed using an appropriately rated Implant Cutter.

LokRod ™ Plates

The LokRod™ Plate was conceived and designed by David Strong MRCVS. LokRod™ Plates may prove useful as an alternative for more traditional fixation modalities, particularly in the management of feline comminuted long bone fractures with only small proximal and distal fragments. LokRod™ Plates must be used with locking screws. It is mechanically stronger to place the implant as close to the functional axis of the bone as possible, so it is advised to have the underside of the plate holes snugged up to the bone as close as possible. Spanning of the whole bone reduces adverse screw loading and will improve implant life as well as reduce the chances of bone splitting at these sites. The chamfered tip enables easier MIPO insertion, and the small hole will engage a wire or the tips of reduction forceps to aid positioning. The cylindrical shaft minimises impact on surrounding soft tissues and helps reduce peak loading on the screw-plate and screw-bone interfaces.

LRP24270480 LRP24270490 LRP242704100 LRP242704110

LokRod™ Plate 4 Hole 80mm Long LokRod™ Plate 4 Hole 90mm Long LokRod™ Plate 4 Hole 100mm Long LokRod™ Plate 4 Hole 110mm Long

Please note, Cuttable Malleable Plates and Cuttable Malleable Locking Plates are not suitable for weight bearing fractures unless used in conjunction with other plates .

CM15LOCK CM20LOCK CM24LOCK CM27LOCK CM35LOCK

1.5mm Cuttable Malleable Locking Plate 15 Holes 74mm Long 2.0mm Cuttable Malleable Locking Plate 15 Holes 103mm Long 2.4mm Cuttable Malleable Locking Plate 15 Holes 125mm Long 2.7mm Cuttable Malleable Locking Plate 15 Holes 148mm Long 3.5mm Cuttable Malleable Locking Plate 15 Holes 205mm Long

For scaled plate profiles, please view the Plate Profile chapter.

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