Implant for osteotomy, tool for inserting the implant, and method of inserting the implant using the tool
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsGary Lowery, Wesley Reed, Daniel McCormick, Brian Thoren
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Abstract
A tool comprises a first body shaped to detachably receive a bone implant having a first portion with a first flat surface adapted to be attached to a bone and a second portion with a second flat surface oriented at a pre-determined angle relative to the first flat surface, the bone implant having at least one fastener hole penetrating each of the first and second portions. A second body has a surface or member. The second body is adjustably connected to the first body to selectably position the surface or member relative to the bone implant.
Claims20
A tool, comprising:
- a first body shaped to detachably receive a bone implant having a first portion with a first flat surface adapted to be attached to a bone and a second portion with a second flat surface oriented at a pre-determined angle relative to the first flat surface, the bone implant having at least one fastener hole penetrating each of the first and second portions;
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- a second body having a surface or member, the second body adjustably connected to the first body to selectably position the surface or member relative to the bone implant.
Apparatus comprising:
- a bone implant having a first portion with a first flat surface adapted to be attached to a bone and a second portion with a second flat surface oriented at a pre-determined angle relative to the first flat surface, the bone implant having at least one fastener hole penetrating each of the first and second portions;
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- a cut guide attachable to the bone implant using at least one of the fastener holes, the cut guide having a guide surface that is coplanar with the second flat surface when the cut guide is attached to the bone implant.
A method, comprising:
- (a) fastening a bone implant to a bone, such that a first surface of the bone implant contacts a first portion of the bone;
- (b) connecting a tool to the bone implant, the tool having a movable contact member configured to engage a second portion of the bone which has been severed from the first portion of the bone;
- (c) adjusting the movable contact member until the second portion of the bone has a predetermined offset relative to the first surface of the bone implant;
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- (d) drilling a hole in the second portion of the bone for fastening the bone implant thereto, the drilling being performed using a drill guide in the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.