US 12,201,295 B2
Small bone fixation systems and methods
Michael Campbell, Virginia Beach, VA (US); Daniel Sayger, Olive Branch, MS (US); and Michael Chad Hollis, Collierville, TN (US)
Assigned to Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/443,958.
Application 18/443,958 is a division of application No. 17/194,894, filed on Mar. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,937,808.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/987,299, filed on Mar. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180549 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0642 (2013.01) [A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00668 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of fixing bone portions defined by a discontinuity in a bone or fixing two bones across a joint, the method comprising:
delivering a first elongate implant into a bone or bone portion on a first side of the discontinuity or joint;
delivering a second elongate implant into a bone or bone portion on a second side of the discontinuity or joint; and
delivering a clip into the bones or bone portions, a first leg of the clip on the first side of the discontinuity or joint, a second leg of the clip on the second side of the discontinuity or joint, and a bridge connecting first ends of the first and second legs extending across the discontinuity or joint, wherein the clip is biased to be in a first configuration and wherein the clip is delivered in a second deformed configuration such that a distance between free ends of the first and second legs of the clip is increased relative to the first configuration,
wherein the first elongate implant is positioned between the first leg of the clip and the discontinuity or joint and the second elongate implant is positioned between the second leg of the clip and the discontinuity or joint.