Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Metatarsal fixation device, system and method
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Application No.: US15404962Application Date: 2017-01-12
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Publication No.: US10064665B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Douglas K. Blacklidge
- Applicant: Solana Surgical, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Solana Surgical, LLC
- Current Assignee: Solana Surgical, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80

Abstract:
A metatarsal fixation device is provided for fixation of osteotomy or fracture of a distal metatarsal metaphysis bone of the human foot and for fixation of an associated capsule to the metatarsal head. The device includes a metallic bone plate with a series of screw holes along an elongated portion of the plate and a combination of a singular screw hole and a resilient clamp on an end of the elongated portion. The resilient clamp has two arched resilient arms extending laterally outward from an end of the elongated portion. Each arm has a plurality of spikes on an inner surface thereof providing points of contact that compress and attach a metatarsal phalangeal joint capsule portion to the medial and/or lateral aspect of the metatarsal head, thereby facilitating realignment of the metatarsophalangeal joint and respective digit. The resilient arms are biased to grasp lateral sides of a metatarsal head and any associated capsule portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170181778A1 METATARSAL FIXATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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