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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kian-Ming (Kevin) Wong, Cordova, TN (US);
Vernon R. Hartdegen, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 17/1721 (2013.01); A61B 17/66 (2013.01); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1775 (2013.01); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
A Lisfranc injury between a second metatarsal and medial cuneiform is repaired by gaining access to the injury site and placing two arm members of a novel drill guide around the two neighboring bones at the injury site, drilling a guide wire through the two bones guided by the drill guide to a desired depth, and measuring the depth of the guide wire for determining proper length for a bone screw for securing the two bones.