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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Applicants:
Jonathan Fisher, Sandpoint, ID (US);
Andrew D Lundquist, Edina, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Fisher, Sandpoint, ID (US);
Andrew D Lundquist, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4202 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for fusing two bones within a mammal. More particularly described is such a system and method for a transcortical fusion system wherein which a plate is affixed in a longitudinal slot or aperture cut into the anterior portion of the tibia and the talus, thereby achieving a fusion of the joint while placing the fusion site in the joint in compression.