US 12,268,428 B2
Tarsal-metatarsal joint procedure utilizing fulcrum
F. Barry Bays, Collierville, TN (US); Robert D. Santrock, Morgantown, WV (US); Paul Dayton, Ankeny, IA (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); 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, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/645,596.
Application 16/448,357 is a division of application No. 15/236,464, filed on Aug. 14, 2016, granted, now 10,342,590, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Application 18/645,596 is a continuation of application No. 18/323,138, filed on May 24, 2023.
Application 18/323,138 is a continuation of application No. 17/888,272, filed on Aug. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,690,659, issued on Jul. 4, 2023.
Application 17/888,272 is a continuation of application No. 16/448,357, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,413,081, issued on Aug. 18, 2022.
Application 15/236,464 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/981,335, filed on Dec. 28, 2015, granted, now 9,622,805, issued on Apr. 18, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/293,189, filed on Feb. 9, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/205,338, filed on Aug. 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0268876 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8866 (2013.01) [A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
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1. An instrumented surgical technique for treating a bunion deformity, the instrumented surgical technique comprising:
inserting an instrument between a first metatarsal and a second metatarsal adjacent to the first metatarsal;
with the instrument inserted between the first metatarsal and the second metatarsal, cutting an end of the first metatarsal;
moving the first metatarsal in at least one plane to treat the bunion deformity;
cutting an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal; and
after moving the first metatarsal in at least one plane to treat the bunion deformity, fixating a moved position of the first metatarsal relative to the medial cuneiform using at least one bone fixation device.