Patent ID: 11857206
Assignee: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A patient-specific opening validating tool for validating dimensions of a wedge opening of a patient's bone, the patient's bone having a wedge opening defining a top interior surface and a bottom interior surface defining together an opening angle, the tool comprising:
a body having a handle end to facilitate manipulation of the tool and an operative end comprising a wedge element having a substantially planar top surface and a substantially planar bottom surface tapering towards one another to define together a tool opening angle corresponding to the opening angle of the wedge opening, the substantially planar top and bottom surfaces tapering towards one another further define a thicker end of the wedge element and a thinner free end of the wedge element, the wedge element being insertable in the wedge opening with the top surface and the bottom surface abutting against and conforming to the top interior surface and the bottom interior surface of the wedge opening respectively, the operative end further comprising a tab element located between the wedge element adjacent the thicker end and the handle, the tab element having a bone-contacting surface abutting against and adapted to conform to exterior contours of the patient's bone to validate when the wedge element is inserted in the wedge opening in a predetermined position and orientation thereby confirming that a desired wedge opening has been formed in the patient's bone, the substantially planar top and bottom surfaces tapering towards one another from the thicker end adjacent the tab element to the thinner free end, and wherein the wedge element and the tab element are integrally formed together as a single piece.