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 implant into a first metatarsal and a medial cuneiform of a foot;
- and
- securing the implant to the foot with a threaded connection to the first metatarsal.
A surgical method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a first implant into a foot such that the first implant lies within each of a first metatarsal, a medial cuneiform, a navicular bone, and a talus bone of the foot;
- and
- attaching, directly, a second implant to the first implant and to the foot.
A surgical method comprising the steps of:
- securing a first fastener in a first metatarsal of a foot through a first opening formed in an implant;
- and
- securing a second fastener in a medial cuneiform, a navicular bone, or a talus bone of the foot through a second opening formed in the implant.
A surgical method comprising the steps of:
- inserting an implant into a foot;
- and
- securing the implant to the foot with a threaded connection to a first metatarsal of the foot and attachment of the implant to at least a second bone of the foot different from the metatarsals and phalanges of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.