Ankle replacement system and method
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsShawn E. McGinley, Robert M. Howles, Braham K. Dhillon, Gary W. Lowery
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Abstract
Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position.
Claims4
A surgical system, comprising:
- a trial configured to be received within a resected first bone, the trial including a plate having a bottom surface defining a channel;
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- a spacer having an elongate body and an extension disposed at one end thereof in spaced relation to an anterior portion of the resected first bone, the elongate body sized and configured to be received within channel defined by the trial, the extension defining first and second holes that are configured to receive first and second pins positioned within a second bone and a partially threaded blind hole spaced anteriorly away from the resected first bone for receiving a threaded rod to assist in removing the spacer from the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.