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US 9,107,715 B2Granted
Fixation plate for use in the lapidus approach
AssigneeAMEI Technologies Inc.
InventorsNeal Blitz, Michael George
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to fixation plates for use in correcting Hallux Valgus deformities under the Lapidus approach. The plate includes holes defined therethrough in such a way to facilitate multiplanar stability across the metatarsocuneiform joint. The plate is further sized and shaped to approximate the natural anatomic contour of the bone segments surrounding the metatarsocuneiform joint. Related methods for using the Lapidus approach to correct Hallux Valgus deformities are also described.
Claims7
A method for fusing a metatarsocuneiform joint, comprising:
- positioning a fixation plate adjacent to a medial cuneiform, the plate having proximal and distal portions divided along a joint axis, the joint axis corresponding to the metatarsocuneiform joint and the plate further having a recess defined along a bone-contacting surface thereof,
- securing the plate to the cuneiform using three screws triangularly oriented through the plate;
- laterally and inferiorly translating and rotating a metatarsal such that an end of the metatarsal abuts the cuneiform and fits into the recess defined by the plate;
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- securing the plate to the metatarsal using three screws triangularly oriented through the plate.
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