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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey F. Seavey, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/683 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61B 17/8861 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the stabilization of the trapeziometacarpal joint following the removal or partial resection of the trapezium includes an assembly for securing a first metacarpal relative to a second metacarpal. The assembly includes a suture guide having a suture anchor plate that is frangibly connected to a guide stem.