Patent ID: 11937833
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A method of forming a chevron osteotomy in a bone; comprising:
inserting a burr at a surgical site;
positioning a targeting guide adjacent to an outer surface of a surgical site, wherein the targeting guide comprises a handle extending substantially along a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal handle defines a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole extending from a first side of the handle to a second side of the handle, and wherein the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole each extend through the handle substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole are aligned substantially along the longitudinal axis, wherein the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole are parallel to one another;
a head coupled to a distal end of the longitudinal handle and having a distal surface comprising a stepped surface including a plurality of offset surfaces such that each of the plurality of offset surfaces defines a distal opening of at least one of the plurality of guide holes, wherein the head defines a plurality of guide holes sized and configured to receive a k-wire therethrough;
inserting one or more k-wires into at least one bone at the surgical site, wherein the one or more k-wires are inserted through one of the plurality of guide holes; and
removing the targeting guide and the burr from the surgical site;
cutting a bone at the surgical site, wherein the cut separates the bone into a first bone portion and a second bone portion;
inserting an elevator between the first bone portion and the second bone portion at the surgical site, wherein the elevator comprises a body defining a first inner cavity sized and configured to receive at least one bone and a displacement tip extending from a distal portion of the body, the displacement tip having a predetermined radius of curvature, wherein the displacement tip is sized and configured to be inserted between the first bone portion and the second bone portion; and
forming the chevron osteotomy between the first bone portion and the second bone portion using the elevator.