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US 8,652,142 B2Granted
Osteotomy systems
AssigneeAcumed LLC
InventorWilliam B. Geissler
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Abstract
Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for performing osteotomies to cut bone and, optionally, to adjust bone length.
Claims18
A method of treating a bone condition, comprising:
- coupling a bone plate to a bone, the bone plate including an outer face and opposing lateral sides each contiguous with the outer face, the bone plate also including an array of graduations each disposed on a lateral side and extending oblique to the bone plate on an outer surface region of the lateral side to define a plurality of oblique paths extending from the graduations, a maximum width of the bone plate at the array of graduations being less than a width of the bone where the bone plate is coupled to the bone;
- cutting the bone along one or more of the oblique paths to form a pair of bone pieces;
- and
- fixing the pair of bone pieces relative to one another with the bone plate.
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A method of treating a bone condition, comprising:
- coupling a bone plate to a bone, the bone plate including an outer face and opposing lateral sides each contiguous with the outer face, the bone plate having an array of three or more uniformly-spaced graduations disposed on an outer surface region of the lateral side;
- cutting the bone in alignment with one or more of the graduations to form a pair of bone pieces;
- fixing the pair of bone pieces relative to one another with the bone plate;
- and
- leaving the bone plate on the bone while the bone heals.
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A method of treating a bone condition, comprising:
- coupling a bone plate to a bone, at least in part with a bone screw received in a slot of the bone plate, the bone plate including a first array of graduations and a distinct second array of three or more uniformly-spaced graduations;
- cutting the bone in alignment with one or more graduations of the first array of graduations, to form a pair of bone pieces;
- and
- measuring a change in length of the bone resulting from compression or distraction of the bone, by observing a change in position of the bone screw with respect to the second array of graduations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.