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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Nextremity Solutions, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jorge A. Montoya, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
Lon S. Weiner, Rumson, NJ (US);
Stuart D. Katchis, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nextremity Solutions, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/565 (2013.01);
Abstract
Resection guides, implants and methods are disclosed. A guide may include a plate with a first end opposite a second end and a medial portion extending therebetween. The guide may also include at least one opening in the first end of the plate. The guide may further include at least one hole positioned along a longitudinal axis of the plate near the at least one opening. Surgical methods for using the guide for bone and joint fusions is also disclosed.