Method and device for correcting bone deformities
AssigneeFastForward Surgical Inc.
InventorsVladimir Zeetser, Dawn Buratti
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and device for the correction and reduction of bone deformities, such as metatarsus primus adductus, using a plate body with winged buttresses and dorsal loop. The method and device can be affixed to a bone without any drilling or violating of the bone and can use a tethering technique which does not require drilling into the second metatarsal, nor does it require the placement of a prominent suture knot/button device medially along the first metatarsal.
Claims10
A method of correcting an angular bone deformity in a foot between an unstable bone of the foot and an adjacent stable bone of the foot, comprising:
- drilling a first opening and a second opening through the unstable bone;
- passing a suture through the first opening and positioning the suture such that the suture extends between the adjacent stable bone and the unstable bone;
- placing the suture, under tension to reduce the angular deformity between the unstable bone and the adjacent stable bone;
- wherein the suture is secured to the unstable bone within the first opening and the second opening that are spaced apart;
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- wherein the suture is secured within the first opening and the second opening with a pair of interference screws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.