Patent ID: 11937860
Assignee: PARAGON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method of inserting an implant, comprising:
preparing a patient's bones;
performing an osteotomy on the patient's bones to form a first bone segment and a second bone segment;
aligning the first bone segment and the second bone segment;
inserting an implant into an intramedullary canal in the second bone segment, wherein the implant comprises:
a plate portion at a first end, the plate portion comprising:
a first lobe with a first screw hole; and
a second lobe with a second screw hole, wherein the first lobe is adjacent to the second lobe; and

a stem portion at a second end extending away from an end of the plate portion, the stem portion comprising:
a central screw hole positioned adjacent to the plate portion;
a tip at the second end of the implant;
a porous region extending along at least a section of the stem portion between the central screw hole and the tip; and
at least one barb on each of a first side and a second side of the stem portion, wherein each of the at least one barb is positioned on an exterior surface of the stem portion between the plate portion and the tip;

drilling at least one hole into the first bone segment through at least one of the first screw hole and the second screw hole in the implant;
inserting at least one bone fastener through at least one of the first screw hole and the second screw hole in the implant and into the at least one hole in the first bone segment;
shaving off a bony overhang of the second bone segment to expose the central screw opening;
drilling a third hole in the second bone segment through the central screw opening;
inserting a bone fastener into the third hole in the second bone segment through the central screw opening; and
completing the surgical procedure by closing an incision in the patient.