Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tarsal-metatarsal joint procedure utilizing compressor-distractor and instrument providing sliding surface
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Application No.: US16784742Application Date: 2020-02-07
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Publication No.: US11607250B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: John T. Treace , Joe W. Ferguson , Carlos Eduardo Gil , Sean F. Scanlan
- Applicant: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Ponte Vedra
- Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Ponte Vedra
- Agency: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56 ; A61B17/66 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/02

Abstract:
A compressor-distractor device may be used during a surgical procedure, such as a surgical procedure to correct a bunion deformity. In some examples, the compressor-distractor includes first and second engagement arms having first and second pin-receiving holes, respectively. The first and second pin-receiving holes may be angled relative to each other. The compressor-distractor may also include an actuator operatively coupled to the first and second engagement arms. In some example uses, a clinician may pin a first surgical device to a patient's bones use a pair of parallel pins. After removing the surgical device over the parallel pins, the clinician may thread the parallel pins through the angled first and second pin-receiving holes of the compressor-distractor, causing the bones to move relative to each other. Thereafter, the clinician may actuate the actuator on the compressor-distractor to move the bones towards and/or away from each other.
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