US 12,076,064 B2
Metatarsal fixation device, system and method
Douglas K. Blacklidge, Kokomo, IN (US)
Assigned to WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/296,419.
Application 18/296,419 is a continuation of application No. 17/319,219, filed on May 13, 2021, granted, now 11,648,040.
Application 17/319,219 is a continuation of application No. 16/849,056, filed on Apr. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,033,304, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Application 16/849,056 is a continuation of application No. 16/105,316, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,653,465, issued on May 19, 2020.
Application 16/105,316 is a continuation of application No. 15/404,962, filed on Jan. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,064,665, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Application 15/404,962 is a continuation of application No. 14/820,139, filed on Aug. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,566,096, issued on Feb. 14, 2017.
Application 14/820,139 is a continuation of application No. 13/653,600, filed on Oct. 17, 2012, granted, now 9,101,421, issued on Aug. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/569,605, filed on Dec. 12, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240731 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8004 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8052 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A fixation system, comprising:
a plate having an elongate portion defining a proximal end and a distal end and including an angled section forming a crook so as to offset the proximal end from the distal end when positioned along a shaft of a bone; and
a clamp disposed at the distal end of the elongate portion, the clamp having:
a first resilient arm projecting away from a lateral side of the distal end of the elongate portion; and
a second resilient arm projecting from a medial side of the distal end of the elongate portion;
wherein the first and second resilient arms are biased so as to compress against lateral and medial sides of a bone; and
an instrument for installing the plate, the instrument comprising:
a pivot;
a first handle comprising:
a proximal end; and
a distal end configured to engage one of the first resilient arm or the second resilient arm;
a second handle hingedly coupled to the first handle at the pivot, the second handle comprising:
a proximal end; and
a distal end configured to engage one of the first resilient arm or the second resilient arm;
wherein the distal end of the first handle is configured to extend under and around the first resilient arm to engage and hold the first resilient arm and the distal end of the second handle is configured to extend under and around the second resilient arm to engage and hold the second resilient arm.