US 11,937,849 B2
Bone positioning and cutting system and method
Paul Dayton, Ankeny, IA (US); and F. Barry Bays, Collierville, TN (US)
Assigned to Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US)
Filed by Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/503,730.
Application 15/894,702 is a division of application No. 14/799,981, filed on Jul. 15, 2015, abandoned.
Application 17/503,730 is a continuation of application No. 17/201,008, filed on Mar. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,147,590.
Application 17/201,008 is a continuation of application No. 16/730,424, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,945,764, issued on Mar. 16, 2021.
Application 16/730,424 is a continuation of application No. 15/894,702, filed on Feb. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,555,757, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/024,546, filed on Jul. 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0031362 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/64 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/6416 (2013.01) [A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/66 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
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1. A method of performing a bunion surgery to correct an alignment between a first metatarsal and a first cuneiform, the method comprising:
aligning a bone cutting guide with a joint between a first metatarsal and a first cuneiform, the bone cutting guide comprising a joint plate offset from a guide feature of the bone cutting guide, the joint plate extending downwardly relative to the guide feature, wherein aligning the bone cutting guide with the joint comprises inserting the joint plate into the joint;
using the guide feature of the bone cutting guide to guide a cutting tool to cut a leading edge of the first metatarsal;
adjusting an alignment of the first metatarsal relative to the first cuneiform using a bone positioning device; and
fixing a position of the first metatarsal relative to the first cuneiform with a bone connector.