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US 12,616,487 B2Granted
Minimally invasive surgery lapidus system
AssigneeAcumed LLC
InventorNathan Stone
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Abstract
A system includes a cutting guide having a base body configured to be fixed to a first bone of a patient and a cutting slot block configured to provide a guide for cutting at least one of the first bone and a second bone of the patient. The cutting slot block is rotationally coupled to the base body. The cutting slot block is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction. The cutting guide comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion.
Claims32
A system comprising:
- a cutting guide comprising:
- a base body configured to be fixed to a first bone of a patient;
- a cutting slot block configured to provide a guide for cutting at least one of the first bone and a second bone of the patient, the cutting slot block rotationally coupled to the base body, and the cutting slot block configured to rotate in a first rotational direction;
- and
- a rotation arm coupled to the cutting slot block and configured to rotate the cutting slot block relative to the base body, the rotation arm extending outward from an axis of rotation of the cutting slot block, and the rotation arm comprising:
- a blade configured to engage and disengage the rotation arm with and from the base body, and
- a plurality of notches configured to be engaged with the blade,
- wherein the cutting guide comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion.
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A system comprising:
- a cutting guide comprising:
- a base body configured to be fixed to a first bone of a patient;
- and
- a cutting slot block configured to provide a guide for cutting at least one of the first bone and a second bone of the patient, the cutting slot block rotationally coupled to the base body, and the cutting slot block configured to rotate in a first rotational direction,
- wherein the cutting guide comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion;
- and
- a reposition guide block removably coupled to a rotation arm of the cutting guide, the reposition guide block configured to rotate the second bone of the patient, and the reposition guide block comprising:
- a second arm removably coupled to the rotation arm, the second arm comprising a first end portion at the cutting guide and a second end portion opposite the first end portion,
- a second fixing block disposed at the second end portion, the second fixing block including a second fixing mechanism for fixing the second fixing block to the second bone of the patient, and
- a compressor configured to move the second fixing block relative to the second arm between a front position and a rear position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.