Small bone fixation systems and methods
AssigneeCrossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
InventorsMichael Campbell, Daniel Sayger, Michael Chad Hollis
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Abstract
A bone fixation system can be used to stabilize two bone portions intended to be fused together. The system include a bone staple or clip that includes a cross bar and two legs. The system can include a plurality of screws or other additional implant(s) configured to be implanted at an angle to the legs of the bone staple on opposite sides of the interface between two bone portions. The system can improve fixation strength and/or stability of the two bone portions. The fixation system can be used, for example, in small bones such as bones in the foot or hand.
Claims16
A method of fixing bone portions defined by a discontinuity in a bone or fixing two bones across a joint, the method comprising:
- delivering a first elongate implant into a bone or bone portion on a first side of the discontinuity or joint;
- delivering a second elongate implant into a bone or bone portion on a second side of the discontinuity or joint;
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- delivering a clip into the bones or bone portions, a first leg of the clip on the first side of the discontinuity or joint, a second leg of the clip on the second side of the discontinuity or joint, and a bridge connecting first ends of the first and second legs extending across the discontinuity or joint, wherein the clip is biased to be in a first configuration and wherein the clip is delivered in a second deformed configuration such that a distance between free ends of the first and second legs of the clip is increased relative to the first configuration,
- wherein the first elongate implant is positioned between the first leg of the clip and the discontinuity or joint and the second elongate implant is positioned between the second leg of the clip and the discontinuity or joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.