US 11,931,088 B2
Parallel guide for minimally invasive bunion surgery
Casey W. Pyle, Camarillo, CA (US); Thomas G. Harris, La Cañada, CA (US); Alyssa Morgan, Naples, FL (US); and Marc Krassler, Gernlinden (DE)
Assigned to Arthrex Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,207.
Prior Publication US 2023/0042635 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/90 (2021.08) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 17/848 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0092 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical guide comprising:
a body including a beveled distal surface configured to being placed against a side of a foot, the body including a proximal surface, wherein the body comprises at least one channel that extends between the beveled distal surface and the proximal surface of the body, and at least one K-wire is receivable in the at least one channel and is capable of being received in a metatarsal and a capital fragment of the foot; and
a handle, wherein a preset angle is defined between a longitudinal axis of the body and the beveled distal surface of the body, and the preset angle is between approximately 25° and approximately 30°, wherein the preset angle is adjustable.