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US 11,690,636 B2Granted
Fixation apparatus and method for total ankle replacement
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsDaniel E. Free, Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. Phelps, Kian-Ming Wong, Braham Dhillon
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Abstract
A device comprises a base. A support is attached to the base. The support is shaped to receive a calf of a person and adapted to receive a wire or pin for securing a tibia of a person. A foot plate is attachable to the base. The foot plate has a plurality of attached members. The members are configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of the person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot. The foot plate is rotatable relative to the base while the foot plate is attached to the base.
Claims6
Apparatus, comprising:
- a fixation device, comprising:
- a base having a rotation plate with a circular retaining body defining a groove on a side edge thereof;
- a support attached to the base, the support shaped to receive a calf of a person and adapted to receive a wire or pin for securing a tibia of a person;
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- a foot plate attachable to the base, the foot plate having (i) a circular opening adapted to receive the retaining body and (ii) a plurality of members attached thereto, the members configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of the person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot, the foot plate being rotatable relative to the base while the foot plate is attached to the base, wherein the foot plate has at least one locking pin that is positionable within the groove formed in the base to prevent translation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body, but so as to permit rotation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body;
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- an implant comprising:
- a talar component configured to be attached to a talus of the person while the foot is fixed relative to the foot plate;
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- a tibial component configured to be attached to a tibia of the person while the calf is fixed by the wire or pin, the tibial component configured for articulating motion relative to the talar component.
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A device, comprising:
- a base having a rotation plate with a circular retaining body defining a groove on a side edge thereof;
- a foot plate attached to the base having (i) a circular opening adapted to receive the retaining body, and (ii) a plurality of members attached thereto, the members configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of a person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot and includes a plurality of struts that are independently positionable for urging the first wire or pin in an inferior and/or anterior direction relative to the foot plate wherein the foot plate has at least one locking pin that is positionable within the groove formed in the base to prevent translation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body, but so as to permit rotation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body;
- an assembly attached to the base, the assembly including:
- a support shaped to receive a calf of a person wherein the support has a medial wall and a lateral wall, the medial and lateral walls configured for attachment of a second wire or pin to fix a tibia of the person in the superior-inferior direction relative to the support;
- and a positioning assembly for attaching the support to the base, including a first mechanism for positioning the support in the superior-inferior direction relative to the base.
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Apparatus, comprising:
- a fixation device, comprising:
- a base having a rotation plate with a circular retaining body defining a groove on a side edge thereof;
- a foot plate attached to the base having (i) a circular opening adapted to receive the retaining body, and (ii) the foot plate having a plurality of members attached thereto, the members configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of a person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot and includes a plurality of struts that are independently positionable for urging the first wire or pin in an inferior and/or anterior direction relative to the foot plate wherein the foot plate has at least one locking pin that is positionable within the groove formed in the base to prevent translation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body, but so as to permit rotation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body;
- an assembly attached to the base, the assembly including:
- a support shaped to receive a calf of a person, wherein the support has a medial wall and a lateral wall, the medial and lateral walls configured for attachment of a second wire or pin to fix a tibia of the person in the superior-inferior direction relative to the support;
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- a positioning assembly for attaching the support to the base, including a first mechanism for positioning the support in the superior-inferior direction relative to the base;
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- an implant comprising:
- a talar component configured to be attached to a talus of the person while the foot is fixed relative to the foot plate;
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- a tibial component configured to be attached to a tibia of the person while the calf is received by the support, the tibial component configured for articulating motion relative to the talar component.
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