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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Mako Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Hyosig Kang, Weston, FL (US);
Snehal Kasodekar, Plantation, FL (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for performing an open wedge osteotomy includes providing a fixation plate defining a first aperture and a second aperture and creating a first hole and a second hole in a bone. The fixation plate is coupled to the bone by aligning the first aperture of the fixation plate and the first hole of the bone and inserting a fastener through the first aperture and into the first hole. A cut is created through at least a portion of the bone to create a first resected surface and a second resected surface after creating the first hole and the second hole. The method further includes moving the first resected surface and the second resected surface relative to each other until the second aperture of the fixation plate is aligned with the second hole of the bone. The fixation plate is coupled to the bone by inserting a second fastener through the second aperture of the fixation plate and into the second hole of the bone.