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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Neal Blitz, New York, NY (US);
Michael George, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
Neal Blitz, New York, NY (US);
Michael George, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Amei Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); Y10S 606/906 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to fixation plates for use in correcting Hallux Valgus deformities under the Lapidus approach. The plate includes holes defined therethrough in such a way to facilitate multiplanar stability across the metatarsocuneiform joint. The plate is further sized and shaped to approximate the natural anatomic contour of the bone segments surrounding the metatarsocuneiform joint. Related methods for using the Lapidus approach to correct Hallux Valgus deformities are also described.