Relying on plate bending for plate fit may cause early mechanical failure in trauma plating procedures.1 The Pangea systems were designed with this in mind. Using the Stryker Orthopaedics Modeling and Analytics (SOMA) database, Pangea offers an evidence-based, anatomically informed implant.
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Variable angle locking technology
Answer
Pangea’s variable angle locking technology uses a cobalt chrome (CoCr) locking screw, which is harder than the Ti6Al4V plate, allowing for the screw head’s threads to form a definitive plate-screw interface in the plate’s locking hole by engaging the softer, Ti6Al4V material. This technology allows the user to aim and lock the screw into the plate within a true 30° cone revolving the predetermined hole trajectory. The variable angle drill guide provided with the system offers guidance with respect to the limit of this 30° cone. The locking mechanism remains functional for up to two locking screw reinsertion.
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Proximal humerus plating placement
Answer
Correct calcar screw placement
should be the primary driver of plate
placement, but it is recommended
that the plate sits 5-10mm distal to
the posterior aspect of the greater
tuberosity The plate is positioned directly lateral
to the bicipital groove which can act
as a reference landmark for plate
placement Helps to ensure the positioning lateral
and parallel to the bicipital groove
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proximal humerus posterior plate option
Answer
Designed to improve tuberosity
fixation and prevent tuberosity escape
• Designed to increase fixation by
providing an option for perpendicular
screw placement in the setting of
tuberosity fractures
• Extension arms are designed to
facilitate in-situ contouring to
capture tuberosity fragments
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Pangea proximal humerus
Answer
7 beveled and angled 2.0mm suture
hole cutouts
Provides flexibility in tendon and tuberosity
fixation and to facilitate easier passage of
suture after the plate is placed on bone
3 variable angle calcar screw holes
Provides additional flexibility to achieve
screw placement in the calcar bone of varying
fracture patterns and patient morphologies
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comparison Pangea proximal humerus
Answer
Fit
• The Pangea Proximal Humerus Plate provides better
anatomic fit compared to the PHILOS plate from
Synthes1
• Pangea Proximal Humerus Plates have shown to
capture calcar bone in 100% of patients for 2 calcar
screws and in 99.7% of patients for 3 calcar screws
(SOMA analysis on 777 CT models)2
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Pangea proximal humerus Technical specifications
Answer
Standard plate lengths: 3-18 holes (86-301mm)
• Posterior plate lengths: 3-8 holes (86-161mm)
• Thickness: 3.2mm
• Left and right anatomic plate options
• Drill bits:
Ø2.5mm x 135mm
Ø2.5mm x 215mm
The most proximal screw
row creates a lattice that
is designed to span the
whole humeral head, if
required
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pangea distal humerus plates
Answer
Increased proximal plate thickness
Designed to provide robust
humerus shaft fixation
2.0mm proximal K-wire hole
Designed to provide temporary fixation
Rounded and tapered end
Designed to allow for smooth
insertion under the soft tissue
Hybrid LC Holes
Allows up to 2mm of compression per hole or
can be used for a variable angle locking screw
A: Universal: For locking or non-locking screws
B: Compression: For non-locking screws only
Variable-angle screw holes
Circular holes that accommodate screws
are universal; accepting non-locking screws
and locking screws within a 30° cone
Distal 2.0mm K-wire hole
Points into the center of the capitellum to
ensure correct plate placement and reduce
the potential for impingement
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distal humerus plate placement
Answer
The distal portion of the plate
should be placed lateral to the
trochlea and the olecranon fossa
on the posterior aspect of the
distal humerus
• Fixed angle drill sleeve may be
used as a handle for control of
plate placement and positioning1
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distal humerus plate fit
Answer
Plate was designed using SOMA analytics to improve anatomic fit
and reduce the potential for impingement with the radial head in full
extension2
• Plate extends further distally than competitive systems such as Synthes
and Skeletal Dynamics, further increasing the distal fixation by increasing
the working length of the plate2
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distal humerus technical specs.
Answer
Plate Lengths: 4-14 holes (130-300mm)
• Thickness: 4.2mm proximally, 2.0mm distally
• Left and right anatomic plate options
• Drill bits:
Ø2.5mm x 135mm (542020)
Ø2.5mm x 215mm (542021)
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distal humerus clinical corner
Answer
A maximum of 2mm of compression per hole,
provides surgeons the ability to achieve more
compression with fewer screws.
Screw trajectories
using variable
angle locking to
obtain the widest
allowable screw
trajectory
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Pangea™ PeriPRO™ Proximal Femur Plate
Answer
Proximal screw cluster
Designed to offer bicortical screw
fixation around a hip stem
Oblong hole
To aid in plate placement and serve as
an attachment site for targeter
Cable plug compatible
Cable plugs accepted in any round screw
hole and may be used in conjunction with
a 2.0mm vitallium cable
Staggered screw pattern
Staggered screw hole trajectories
in the diaphysis are designed to
accommodate screw placement in the
anterior and posterior cortex around an
intramedullary nail or a prosthesis
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peripro proximal femur plate cont.
Answer
Variable-angle screw holes
Circular universal holes accept non-
locking screws, and locking screws
within a 30° cone
Cable plug compatible
Cable plugs accepted in any round screw
hole and may be used in conjunction with
a 2.0mm vitallium cable
Tapered end
For atraumatic submuscular
insertion
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peripro proximal femur plate cont.
Answer
Plate lengths range from 257mm
to 371mm
•
Radius of Curvature changes
for longest plate length to
fascilitate fit1
•
Maximum THA Stem Coverage:
≤100mm to 215mm
Material: Ti6Al4V ELI (plates and non locking screws)
and Cobalt chrome (CoCr alloy locking screws)
•
Maximum THA Stem Coverage: ≤100mm to 215mm
•
Variable angle locking within a 30° cone
•
Left and right anatomic plate options
The PeriPRO Proximal Femur Plates
offer an evidence-based design with
a variety of plate lengths, screw
diameters and SOMA designed screw
trajectories, allowing for the ability
to achieve a desired construct.
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PeriPRO™
Distal Femur Plate design
Answer
Tapered end
Designed for atraumatic
submuscular insertion
Cable plug compatible holes
Cable plugs accepted in any round screw
hole and may be used in conjunction
with a 2.0mm vitallium cable
Staggered screw pattern
Staggered screw hole trajectories in the
diaphysis are designed to accommodate
screw placement in the anterior
and posterior cortex around an
intramedullary nail or a prosthesis.
Oblong hole
To aid in plate placement and
serve as an attachment site
for targeter
Waisted scalloped shape
Tapered end
Designed for atraumatic
submuscular insertion
Cable plug compatible holes
Cable plugs accepted in any round screw
hole and may be used in conjunction
with a 2.0mm vitallium cable
Staggered screw pattern
Staggered screw hole trajectories in the
diaphysis are designed to accommodate
screw placement in the anterior
and posterior cortex around an
intramedullary nail or a prosthesis.
Metaphyseal screw cluster
Designed to provide anatomic fixation
through size adapted options1
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distal femure plate placement
Answer
Radius of Curvature and distal
screw cluster plate width changes
for longest plate length to
fascilitate fit1
Material: Ti6Al4V ELI (plates and non locking screws)
and Cobalt chrome (CoCr alloy locking screws)
•
Distal femur plate lengths: 173 - 396mm
Screw platform
•
Variable angle locking within a 30° cone
•
Left and right anatomic plate options
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PeriPRO™ Interprosthetic
Femur Plate
Answer
Proximal screw cluster
Designed to offer bicortical
fixation around a hip stem
Oblong hole
To aid in plate placement and serve
as an attachment site for targeter
Staggered screw pattern
For effective bicortical screw
placement around an intramedullary
nail, hip prosthesis, or stemmed
femoral component
Cable plug compatible holes
Cable plugs accepted in any round
hole and may be used in conjunction
with a 2.0mm vitallium cable
Oblong hole
To aid in plate placement and serve
as an attachment site for targeter
Metaphyseal screw cluster
Designed to provide anatomic
fixation through multiple distal
cluster hole options depending on
size of plate
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PeriPRO™ Interprosthetic
Femur Plate placement
Answer
The first dedicated interprosthetic
plate designed to span from the
femoral condyle to the greater
trochanter to maximize plate
working length
•
As the length of the plate changes,
so does the radius of curvature.
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PeriPRO™ Interprosthetic
Femur Plate placement
Answer
The first dedicated and
patented interprosthetic
plate designed to span
the entire femur
Material: Ti6Al4V ELI (plates and non locking screws)
and Cobalt chrome (CoCr alloy locking screws)
•
Interprosthetic femur plate lengths: 320 – 420mm
•
Variable angle locking within a 30° cone
•
Left and right anatomic plate options
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peripro inter prosthetic femure plate Variable angle screw
trajectory
Answer
Variable angle locking screws are
compatible in all circular holes
across the entire plate to provide
options for bicortical fixation
around a prosthesis