Method And Apparatus For Pre-Forming A High Tibial Osteotomy
AssigneeBiomet Sports Medicine, LLC
InventorsWilliam Maxson, Gautam Gupta
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Abstract
An osteotomy implant including a porous portion, a solid portion, and a hinge portion. The porous portion includes a first part and a second part that defines a clearance therebetween. A solid portion abuts the porous portion. A hinge portion of the solid portion is coupled to the first part and the second part. The hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration.
Claims20
An method of implanting an osteotomy implant at an osteotomy site, comprising:
- determining a height and a width for the osteotomy implant;
- selecting the osteotomy implant based upon the determined height and width;
- adjusting the osteotomy implant from a first configuration to a second configuration to accommodate the osteotomy site;
- and
- implanting the osteotomy implant at the osteotomy site.
An method of implanting an osteotomy implant at an osteotomy site, comprising:
- comparing a width of the osteotomy implant to a width of the osteotomy site;
- if the width of the osteotomy implant is wider than the width of the osteotomy site, compress the implant to decrease the width of the osteotomy implant;
- if the width of the osteotomy implant is narrower than the width of the osteotomy site, expand the implant to increase the width of the osteotomy implant;
- and
- implant the osteotomy implant at the osteotomy site.
An method of implanting an osteotomy implant at an osteotomy site, comprising:
- determining a height and a width for the osteotomy implant;
- selecting the osteotomy implant based upon the determined height and width;
- comparing a width of the osteotomy implant to a width of the osteotomy site;
- adjusting a width of the osteotomy implant from a first configuration to a second configuration to accommodate the osteotomy site;
- and
- implanting the osteotomy implant at the osteotomy site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.