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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Terrance W. Strohkirch, Memphis, TN (US);
Brian Robert Thoren, Memphis, TN (US);
Erin Muller, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Jesse G. Moore, Germantown, TN (US);
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an implant configured to attach a first bone section to a second bone section comprises an intramedullary portion and an extramedullary portion. The intramedullary portion is configured for insertion into the first bone section. The extramedullary portion is configured to abut a surface of the second bone section and includes a first fastener aperture configured to receive a bone fastener inserted in the second bone section. The intramedullary portion and the extramedullary portion are coupled such that the extramedullary portion is rotatable with respect to the intramedullary portion.