Adjustable wedge implants
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorBryce A. Isch
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Abstract
Disclosed is an adjustable wedge for insertion into a bone. The adjustable wedge can include a first arm, a second arm, and an adjustment member. The first arm can have a first end and a second end. The second arm can have a third end and a fourth end. The third end of the second arm can be movably connected to the first end of the first arm. The adjustment member can be in contact with the first arm and the second arm. The adjustment member can be configured to cause an increase or a decrease in a distance between the second end and the fourth end.
Claims21
An adjustable wedge for insertion into a bone, the adjustable wedge comprising:
- a first arm having a first end and a second end;
- a second arm having a third end and a fourth end, the third end of the second arm movably connected to the first end of the first arm;
- an adjustment member in contact with the first arm and the second arm, the adjustment member configured to cause an increase or a decrease in a distance between the second end and the fourth end;
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- a rib connected to the second end of the first arm and in contact with the fourth end of the second arm.
An apparatus for adjusting a space between bone materials, the apparatus comprising:
- a connecting member;
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- a plurality of adjustable wedges, each of the plurality of adjustable wedges including:
- a first arm having a first end and a second end, the first end movably connected to the connecting member;
- a second arm having a third end and a fourth end, the third end movably connected to the connecting member;
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- an adjustment member in contact with the first arm and the second arm, the adjustment member configured to cause an increase or a decrease in a distance between the second end and the fourth end.
A method of implanting an adjustable wedge into a bone, the method comprising:
- creating an osteotomy on a surface of the bone;
- creating a distraction at a site of the osteotomy, the distraction separating a portion of the bone into a first segment and a second segment separated by a distance;
- adjusting an angle between a first arm and a second arm of the adjustable wedge;
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- implanting the adjustable wedge within the distraction.
An adjustable wedge for insertion into a bone, the adjustable wedge comprising:
- a first arm having a first end and a second end;
- a second arm having a third end and a fourth end, the third end of the second arm movably connected to the first end of the first arm;
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- an adjustment member in contact with the first arm and the second arm, the adjustment member configured to cause an increase or a decrease in a distance between the second end and the fourth end,
- wherein the first arm and the second arm are manufactured from a porous metal.
An adjustable wedge for insertion into a bone, the adjustable wedge comprising:
- a first arm having a first end and a second end;
- a second arm having a third end and a fourth end, the third end of the second arm movably connected to the first end of the first arm;
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- an adjustment member in contact with the first arm and the second arm, the adjustment member configured to cause an increase or a decrease in a distance between the second end and the fourth end,
- wherein the first arm and the second arm each includes a porous metal coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.