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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2024
Applicant:

Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US);

Inventors:

F. Barry Bays, Collierville, TN (US);

Robert D. Santrock, Morgantown, WV (US);

Paul Dayton, Ankeny, IA (US);

Daniel J. Hatch, Greeley, CO (US);

W. Bret Smith, Lexington, SC (US);

Carlos Eduardo Gil, Memphis, TN (US);

Sean F. Scanlan, Jacksonville, FL (US);

Joe William Ferguson, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);

John T. Treace, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);

Assignee:

Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8866 (2013.01); A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using an instrument. In some examples, the technique involves inserting the instrument between a first metatarsal and a second metatarsal. The technique further includes preparing an end of the first metatarsal and preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal.


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