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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeff F. Seavey, Houston, TX (US);
Lance N. Terrill, Glounthaune, IE;
Kasey A. Kilgore, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/1682 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/888 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61B 17/8883 (2013.01); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01); A61B 17/7266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4228 (2013.01);
Abstract
Illustrative embodiments of orthopedic implants and methods for surgically repairing hammertoe are disclosed. According to at least one illustrative embodiment, an orthopedic implant includes a proximal segment comprising a number of spring arms forming an anchored barb at a first end of the implant, a distal segment extending between the proximal segment and a second end of the implant, and a central segment disposed between the proximal and distal segment.