Patent ID: 11931047
Assignee: TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
using a guide surface of a cutting guide to guide a cutting instrument to cut a first metatarsal, the cutting instrument cutting the first metatarsal into a proximal metatarsal portion and a distal metatarsal portion;
inserting a guide pin into the distal metatarsal portion;
moving the distal metatarsal portion in at least a frontal plane and a transverse plane relative to the proximal metatarsal portion, to correct bunion deformity by adjusting an alignment of the distal metatarsal portion relative to the proximal metatarsal portion, wherein moving the distal metatarsal portion comprises moving the distal metatarsal portion in at least the frontal plane by applying a rotational force to the guide pin; and
fixating an adjusted position of the distal metatarsal portion relative to the proximal metatarsal portion by applying at least one fixation device.