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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Inventors:
John T. Treace, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Joe W. Ferguson, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Carlos Eduardo Gil, Memphis, TN (US);
Sean F. Scanlan, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2005.12); A61B 17/02 (2005.12); A61B 17/17 (2005.12); A61B 17/66 (2005.12); A61B 17/88 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2012.12); A61B 17/025 (2012.12); A61B 17/1775 (2016.10); A61B 17/66 (2012.12); A61B 17/8866 (2012.12); A61B 2017/565 (2012.12);
Abstract
A surgical technique can involve inserting an instrument defining a sliding surface between a metatarsal and a laterally-adjacent metatarsal. The technique can include moving the metatarsal across the sliding surface of the instrument toward the cuneiform to close a space between the metatarsal and the opposed cuneiform.