Patent ID: 11918238
Assignee: CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A guide configured to adjust a first portion of a metatarsal and a second portion of bone that includes a capital fragment of the metatarsal that has been surgically separated from the first portion of the metatarsal, the guide comprising:
a body portion that defines a bone-facing inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, wherein the guide defines a plurality of body portion apertures that extend through the body portion from the outer surface to the inner surface;
an alignment portion that extends from the body portion, the alignment portion defining a bone-facing inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, wherein the guide defines a plurality of alignment apertures that extend through the alignment portion from the outer surface of the alignment portion to the inner surface of the alignment portion; and
a handle that extends from the body portion, such that the alignment portion and the handle extend from opposite ends of the body portion,
wherein the guide is sized such that at least one of the alignment apertures is capable of being aligned with the second portion, and wherein at least one of the alignment apertures is configured to receive a temporary distal fixation device to be inserted into the second portion,
wherein the guide is sized to align at least one of the body portion apertures with the first portion while at least one of the plurality of alignment apertures is aligned with the second portion, and wherein at least one of the body portion apertures is configured to receive a temporary proximal fixation device to be inserted into the first portion.