Patent ID: 11918793
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising, fitting a guide device to a foot of the patient prior to injecting the fat cells or tissue, and guiding injection of the fat cells or tissue into the plantar fascia with a guide opening of the guide member strip, the guide device comprising:
a support member, comprising:
a curved first portion adapted to or configured to receive a posterior surface of a heel and having a lateral and a medial end;
a second portion connected to and extending in an anterior direction from the medial end of the first portion facing laterally or adapted to or configured to a medial side of the foot extending from the heel to an arch of the foot;
a third portion connected to and extending from an anterior end of the second portion, adapted to or configured to the arch of the foot; and
a fourth portion connected to an end of the third portion opposite the second portion and extending towards toes of the foot, in an anterior direction from the third portion adapted to or configured to face a plantar surface of the foot;
a heel guide extending from the support member adapted to or configured to cross a plantar surface of the heel; and
a guide member strip having a first end attached to the heel guide and a second end fastened to the fourth portion of the support member and defining the guide opening adapted to or configured to center over a landmark of the plantar fascia when the guide member is aligned over the planter fascia, wherein the landmark is an injection site on the plantar fascia.