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US 2014/0228881 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for the stabilization of the trapeziometacarpal joint
AssigneeInstratek, Inc.
InventorJeffrey F. Seavey
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the stabilization of the trapeziometacarpal joint following the removal or partial resection of the trapezium includes an assembly for securing a first metacarpal relative to a second metacarpal. The assembly includes a suture guide having a suture anchor plate that is frangibly connected to a guide stem.
Claims6
An assembly for carpometacarpal fixation comprising
- a suture guide including a stem and a first anchor plate frangibly secured to the stem, the first anchor plate including a body and a plurality of through holes formed in the body, and
- a second anchor plate including a plurality of through holes formed in the second anchor plate, and
- a tether engaged with the first anchor plate and the second anchor plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.