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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Biomedtrix, Llc, Whippany, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Christopher G. Sidebotham, Boonton, NJ (US);
Gregory Thomas van der Meulen, Ketchum, ID (US);
Assignee:
BioMedtrix, LLC, Whippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61B 17/8095 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/307 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30281 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30736 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00131 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00329 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00359 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00365 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable orthopedic wedge can include a main body having a base portion and an apical portion, the apical portion including a first end. The main body can have a thickness that tapers along a perimeter of the main body from a first thickness at the base portion to a second thickness at the apical portion. The implantable orthopedic wedge can also include a fixation member coupled to the main body and configured to receive one or more anchoring elements to anchor the wedge to an implantation site.