US Patent Issued to BV Beltraum on May 27 for "Proximal humeral fixation plate and method for placing such a fixation plate" (Belgian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,628, issued on May 27, was assigned to BV Beltraum (Bellegem, Belgium).

"Proximal humeral fixation plate and method for placing such a fixation plate" was invented by Guy Putzeys (Bellegem, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a fixation plate for fixing to a proximal humerus, comprising a head part for attachment distally from the foot plate of the major tubercle of the humerus, which is provided with first screw holes with internal screw thread for angularly stable screws, of which two arranged furthest from the shaft part are provided as upper screw holes for a downwardly directed screw, and suture holes, ...