Patent ID: 11969193
Assignee: TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
performing an osteotomy on a metatarsal to separate the metatarsal into a first metatarsal portion and a second metatarsal portion;
adjusting an alignment of the first metatarsal portion relative to the second metatarsal portion;
placing a first portion of an intra-osseous support structure in the first metatarsal portion, wherein the intra-osseous support structure comprise a plate having a first major surface, a second major surface, and perimeter edge extending between the first major surface and the second major surface, and placing the first portion of the intra-osseous support structure in the first metatarsal portion comprises positioning the first portion of the intra-osseous support structure within an intra-osseous region of the first metatarsal portion with the first major surface and the second major surface each facing cancellous bone of the first metatarsal portion; and
connecting a second portion of the intra-osseous support structure to the second metatarsal portion using at least one fastener.