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US 2017/0000618 A1Published application
Small joint fixation
AssigneeTyber Medical LLC
InventorsJeffrey Tyber, Rui Ferreira, Christopher Faresich, Donald Buss
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Abstract
Disclosed is a medical device having a first implant portion having a proximal end, a second implant portion connected to the first implant portion, the second implant portion having a distal end, and a driver assembly removably connected to the distal end, the driver assembly comprising a drill connected to the distal end at a connection.
Claims20
A unitary construction medical device comprising:
- a first implant portion having a proximal end;
- a second implant portion connected to the first implant portion, the second implant portion having a distal end;
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- an insertion tool removably connected to the distal end.
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A method of joining adjacent bone structures comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a medical device having:
- a first implant portion;
- a second implant portion attached to the first implant portion;
- and
- an insertion tool removably attached to the second implant portion at a connection, distal from the first implant portion;
- (b) placing the first implant portion against a first bone structure;
- (c) inserting the first implant portion into the first bone structure;
- (d) separating the second implant portion from the insertion tool;
- (e) using the insertion tool to form an opening in a second bone structure, adjacent to the first bone structure;
- and
- (f) inserting the second implant portion into the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.