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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Exsomed Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lloyd P. Champagne, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jozef Zoldos, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ExsoMed Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for total wrist fusion that includes (a) a first section, which is preferably a plate, that is positioned under the skin on top of the forearm, wrist and potentially part of the hand and connected to one or more of the radius or carpal bones, (b) a second section, which is preferably in the shape of an awl and is received in the cannula of the third metacarpal bone. Optionally, an anti-rotational third section may be included, which can connect to the top of the third metacarpal bone.