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US 12,369,925 B2Granted
Folding surgical guide and methods of repair
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsJames Tyler Clevett, Nicholas Clement Mealey
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to surgical devices and methods. The disclosed surgical device and method may be used to resect, cut or otherwise remove tissue during an orthopaedic procedure. The surgical device may be reconfigured to reduce a size of the surgical device during placement in the patient.
Claims20
A surgical guide for an orthopaedic procedure comprising:
- a shield including first and second shield portions;
- and
- a housing including a first housing portion pivotably coupled to a second housing portion;
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- wherein the first and second shield portions are coupled to the respective first and second housing portions, the first and second shield portions are moveable relative to each other between a folded position and a deployed position in response to relative rotation between the first and second housing portions about an axis, the first and second shield portions are configured to bound a work area in the deployed position, the work area is dimensioned to receive a portion of bone, and the housing includes a resection slot extending from the work area.
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A kit for an orthopaedic procedure comprising:
- a cutting instrument including cutting teeth;
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- a surgical guide comprising:
- a shield configured to bound a work area in a deployed position, the work area dimensioned to receive a portion of bone;
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- a housing including first and second housing portions coupled to respective end portions of the shield;
- wherein the first and second housing portions are pivotable relative to each other about an axis to move the shield between a folded position and the deployed position;
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- wherein the housing includes a resection slot extending along a reference plane that intersects the work area, and the shield is configured to block movement of the cutting instrument along the reference plane.
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A method of performing an orthopaedic procedure comprising:
- situating a surgical guide at a surgical site;
- moving the surgical guide from a folded position to a deployed position at the surgical site, wherein the surgical guide comprises:
- a shield configured to bound a work area in the deployed position;
- and
- a housing including first and second housing portions coupled to respective end portions of the shield;
- wherein the second housing portion is pivotable relative to an axis of the first housing portion to move the shield between the folded position and the deployed position;
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- wherein the housing includes a resection slot extending from the work area;
- positioning a bone in the work area such that the shield at least partially surrounds a periphery of the bone;
- and
- inserting a cutting instrument through the resection slot and into the work area to resect the bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.