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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2019
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Dean J. Nachtrab, Memphis, TN (US);
David G. Reynolds, Fairport, NY (US);
Paul M. Stemniski, Arlington, TN (US);
Julia C. Alspaugh, Memphis, TN (US);
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first spacer sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space of a first bone and a second spacer sized and configured to be coupled to a second bone. The first spacer and the second spacer each include a body extending between a bone contacting surface and a coupling surface. At least one shim is positioned between the first and second spacers. The shim includes a body extending between a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface. The first spacer, the second spacer, and the at least one shim position the first and second bones in a predetermined alignment. An adjustable guide including a guide adapter and a guide body is configured to couple to the first spacer and is adjustable on a first axis.