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US 2016/0256175 A1Published application
Guidance system and method for bone fusion
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsShannon CUMMINGS, Kian-Ming WONG
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a medial rail having a plurality of openings through the medial rail for receiving pins, screws or wires. An arm is pivotally mounted to the medial rail. The arm has at least a first track on a first side. A post has a connector slidably mounted to the first track of the arm for movement along the first track. A guide is slidably mounted for movement along the post. The guide has at least one opening through it and at least one pin for engaging a bone of a patient.
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Apparatus comprising:
- a medial rail having a plurality of openings therethrough for receiving pins, screws or wires;
- an arm pivotally mounted to the medial rail, the arm having at least a first track on a first side thereof;
- a post having a connector slidably mounted to the first track of the arm for movement along the first track;
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- a guide slidably mounted for movement along the post, the guide having at least one opening therethrough and at least one pin for engaging a bone of a patient.
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A method comprising:
- fixing a medial rail having a plurality of openings therethrough to a medial column of a patient;
- pivoting an arm mounted to the medial rail so the arm extends on a lateral side of the medial rail, the arm having at least a first track on a first side thereof, so that after the pivoting, the first track faces an anterior side of the arm;
- sliding a post mounted to the first track of the arm until the post is adjacent a metatarsal;
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- sliding a guide along the post, wherein the guide has at least one pin, and the sliding is performed until the pin engages the metatarsal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.