Patent ID: 11918238
Assignee: CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method for adjusting alignment between a first portion of a bone and a second portion of the bone, the method comprising:
aligning at least one alignment aperture of an alignment portion of a guide with the second portion of the bone;
after the aligning step, driving at least one distal temporary fixation member through the at least one alignment aperture and into the second portion of the bone;
resecting the bone to separate the second portion from the first portion, such that the second portion of the bone defines a separated second portion, wherein the first portion of the bone comprises a first portion of a metatarsal, and the second portion comprises a capital fragment of the metatarsal;
permanently fixing an implant to the first portion;
using a handle of the guide to move the alignment portion, thereby moving the at least one distal temporary fixation member with respect to the first portion so as to correspondingly move and reposition the separated second portion with respect to the first portion, wherein the guide further comprises a body portion, and the handle and the alignment portion extend from opposite ends of the body portion;
permanently fixing the implant to the separated second portion; and
after the permanently fixing steps, removing the at least one distal temporary fixation member from the separated second portion.