US 12,290,294 B2
Bone fixation assembly, implants and methods of use
Douglas K. Blacklidge, Zionsville, IN (US); Laura Zagrocki Brinker, Lone Tree, CO (US); John Mullins, Dublin (IE); and Frank Barmes, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to Paragon 28, Inc., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by Paragon 28, Inc., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,385.
Application 18/363,385 is a continuation of application No. 17/456,731, filed on Nov. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,712,275.
Application 17/456,731 is a continuation of application No. 15/836,416, filed on Dec. 8, 2017, granted, now 11,185,356, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 15/836,416 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2017/065315, filed on Dec. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016527 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/8061 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1682 (2013.01); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01); A61B 17/8014 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0427 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4233 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4238 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implant comprising:
a body portion;
a first arm having a first length extending away from the body portion in a first direction along a first axis toward a proximal end of the implant;
a second arm having a second length extending away from the body portion in a second direction along the first axis, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction and the first and second arms are each symmetrical about the first axis;
a third arm extending laterally away from the body portion along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis at a position between the first arm and the second arm, wherein the third arm has a third length along the second axis that is its longest dimension, and wherein the third arm is curved towards the proximal end of the implant as the third arm extends away from the body portion such that an end of the third arm points toward the proximal end, and wherein the first length is longer than each of the second and third lengths; and
an extension member extending away from a bottom surface of the third arm, wherein the extension member comprises a hole extending through the extension member in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second arms, wherein an outer surface of the extension member is rounded, wherein the extension member has a first taper in a dorsal-plantar direction and a second taper in a medial-lateral direction.