Method and apparatus for repairing the mid-foot region via an intramedullary nail
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorWilliam H. Simon
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Abstract
A device, method, and system for treatment or fixation of a fractured, damaged, or deteriorating bone or bones in a mid-foot region. The device comprising an implant with both proximal and distal fastener holes, along with fastener slots in a central elongated body, for securing the implant to the appropriate osseous cortical structures of the foot. The method for treatment or fixation of fractured, damaged, or deteriorating bones in the medial column of the foot with use of a device such as an intramedullary nail that attaches to either the talus or first metatarsal bones to secure the medial cuneiform and navicular bones in place.
Claims22
A surgical method comprising the steps of:
- inserting an intramedullary rod into a plurality of bone portions in a foot such that a longitudinal axis of the intramedullary rod extends within and substantially along a plane parallel to a plane defined by an intersection of a longitudinal axis of a first metatarsal of the foot and a line extending through a medial cuneiform and an intermediate cuneiform of the foot;
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- securing the intramedullary rod within the foot with a first fastener.
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