Tarsal-metatarsal joint procedure utilizing fulcrum
AssigneeTreace Medical Concepts, Inc.
InventorsF. Barry Bays, Robert D. Santrock, Paul Dayton, Daniel J. Hatch, W. Bret Smith, Carlos Eduardo Gil, Sean F. Scanlan, Joe William Ferguson, John T. Treace
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Abstract
A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using an instrument. The technique may include preparing an end of a first metatarsal and preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal. The technique may also include moving the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform. The technique can involve inserting the instrument between a first metatarsal and a second metatarsal.
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A method of correcting a bunion deformity comprising:
- preparing an end of a first metatarsal;
- preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal;
- moving the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform in at least one plane;
- inserting an instrument between the first metatarsal and a second metatarsal adjacent to the first metatarsal to set a spacing between the first metatarsal and the second metatarsal;
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- after moving the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform in at least one plane, fixing a position of the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform by inserting a fixation device across a tarsal-metatarsal joint.
A method of correcting a bunion deformity comprising:
- preparing an end of a first metatarsal;
- preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal;
- moving the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform in a transverse plane by applying a force compressing a base of the first metatarsal toward a base of a second metatarsal adjacent to the first metatarsal;
- inserting an instrument between the base of the first metatarsal and the base of the second metatarsal to set a spacing between the base of the first metatarsal and the base of the second metatarsal;
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- fixing a moved position of the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform by inserting a fixation device across a tarsal-metatarsal joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.