US 12,268,397 B2
Bone cutting guide systems and methods
Paul Dayton, Ankeny, IA (US); Robert D. Santrock, Morgantown, WV (US); Daniel J. Hatch, Greeley, CO (US); W. Bret Smith, Lexington, SC (US); Carlos Eduardo Gil, Memphis, TN (US); Sean F. Scanlan, Jacksonville, FL (US); Joe William Ferguson, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US); F. Barry Bays, Collierville, TN (US); and John T. Treace, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra, FL (US)
Filed by Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/645,205.
Application 18/645,205 is a continuation of application No. 18/487,548, filed on Oct. 16, 2023.
Application 18/487,548 is a continuation of application No. 17/118,597, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,786,257, issued on Oct. 17, 2023.
Application 17/118,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/792,880, filed on Feb. 17, 2020, granted, now 10,888,335, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 16/792,880 is a continuation of application No. 16/593,153, filed on Oct. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,561,426, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/593,153 is a continuation of application No. 15/603,056, filed on May 23, 2017, granted, now 10,603,046, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/603,056 is a continuation of application No. 14/990,574, filed on Jan. 7, 2016, granted, now 9,687,250, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/100,641, filed on Jan. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0268836 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/151 (2013.01) [A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/1682 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bunion correction method comprising:
positioning a first bone cutting guide slot over a portion of a metatarsal to be cut;
attaching the first bone cutting guide slot to the metatarsal with a first fixation pin inserted into the metatarsal and a second fixation pin inserted into the metatarsal, the first fixation pin and the second fixation pin being positioned distally of the first bone cutting guide slot;
inserting a cutting member through the first bone cutting guide slot to cut the portion of the metatarsal;
adjusting an alignment of the metatarsal relative to a cuneiform separated from the metatarsal by a joint to establish a moved position of the metatarsal;
positioning a second bone cutting guide slot over a portion of the cuneiform to be cut, the second bone cutting guide slot being attached to the metatarsal by at least the first fixation pin inserted into the metatarsal and the second fixation pin inserted into the metatarsal, the first fixation pin and the second fixation pin being positioned distally of the second bone cutting guide slot;
inserting the cutting member through the second cutting slot to cut the portion of the cuneiform; and
causing the metatarsal to fuse to the cuneiform in the moved position.