Some challenged claims of Osteomed LLC’s patent that relates to a bone plate with a transfixation screw hole are unpatentable as anticipated by and obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board held, in an inter partes review by Stryker Corporation and Wright Medical Technology Inc. According to the board, the challenged claims are anticipated by and obvious over prior art that relates to an ankle fusion plate for fusion of the anterior ankle and directed to a bone plating system for fracture fixation which includes a bone plate having plate holes for both locking and non-locking screws. ...
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