Patent ID: 11857207
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. Apparatus, comprising:
a fixation device, comprising:
a base including a rotation plate with a circular retaining body;
a support attached to the base, the support shaped to receive a calf of a person and adapted to receive a wire or pin for securing a tibia of a person; and
a foot plate attachable to the base and configured to have an axis of rotation aligned with the tibia while the foot plate is attached to the base and the tibia is secured to the support, the foot plate having a plurality of members attached thereto, the members configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of the person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot, the foot plate being rotatable relative to the rotation plate of the base while the foot plate is attached to the base; and

an implant comprising:
a talar component configured to be attached to a talus of the person while the foot is fixed relative to the foot plate; and
a tibial component configured to be attached to a tibia of the person while the calf is fixed by the wire or pin, the tibial component configured for articulating motion relative to the talar component wherein the retaining body has a groove on a side edge thereof, and the foot plate has at least one locking pin that is positionable within the groove to prevent translation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body, but permit rotation of the foot plate relative to the retaining body.