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US 11,376,129 B2Granted
Apparatuses for distal fibula replacement and related methods
AssigneeHayward Surgical, L.L.C.
InventorMeredith Warner
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Abstract
Apparatuses for distal fibula replacement and related methods are described herein. The apparatus generally includes an implantable stem component including a proximal portion that is contoured to have an anterior overlap with a portion of a fibula bone of a patient, and a distal portion that defines one or more channels configured to receive one or more tendons of the patient. Related methods include placing the apparatus on the portion of the fibula bone of the patient.
Claims20
An apparatus for distal fibula replacement in a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- an implantable stem component comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;
- wherein the proximal portion is contoured to form an anterior overlap for engaging with a portion of a fibula bone;
- wherein the distal portion defines one or more channels positioned and contoured to operatively receive one or more tendons of the patient, each of the one or more channels having an angle from superior posterior to distal anterior in the range of about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees;
- wherein the proximal portion defines one or more holes, each of the one or more holes configured to direct a respective connector when extending therethrough so as to affix the proximal portion to the portion of the fibula bone when installed on the patient;
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- wherein the apparatus further defines one or more apertures, each aperture configured to direct a respective connector when extending therethrough so as to affix the apparatus to a syndesmosis when the apparatus is installed on the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.