Wedge Osteotomy Devices, Systems, and Methods for Treating Mid-Foot Disorders
AssigneeInnovative Midfoot Solutions, Inc.
InventorsGregory C. Berlet, Stephen A. Brigido, Murray J. Penner
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for surgical treatment of mid-foot disorders such as osteoarthritis, spacing disorders, or alignment disorders, including mid-foot arthroplasty devices and systems for the 2nd and 3rd tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint, implants for post-osteotomy spacing and realignment, arthroplasty articular implants, dowel grafts for TMT arthrodesis or fusion, dowel grafts for navicular cuneiform (NC) arthrodesis, dowel grafts for intercuneiform arthrodesis, and/or locking dowels for joint fusion.
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Mid-foot osteotomy device, comprising a biocompatible implant having a wedge shape configured to be placed between adjacent bones post-osteotomy, the wedge-shaped biocompatible implant has a pre-implant angle and a post-implant angle, the post-implant angle is expandable and configured to provide gradual correction over time post-implant;
- and means for expanding the biocompatible implant from the pre-implant angle to the post-implant angle.
A mid-foot osteotomy device, comprising a wedge-shaped biocompatible implant having a first pre-implant angle and a second post-implant angle and means for expanding the wedge-shaped biocompatible implant from the first pre-implant angle to the second post-implant angle.
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