Patent ID: 9717538
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for fusing two adjacent stacked bones comprising: inserting first and second pins into first and second locations of a first surface of one of the two adjacent stacked bones, respectively; inserting a dilator over each of the first and second pins to dilate tissue around the first and second pins; inserting a tissue protector over the dilator and removing the dilator; inserting a cannulated drill through the tissue protector over each of the first and second pins and drilling first and second openings in the first and second locations, respectively, wherein the first and second opening extend through the two adjacent stacked bones; tapping threads in the first opening and inserting a first bone fusing implant in the first opening, wherein the first bone fusing implant comprises threads configured to engage the threads of the first opening; impacting a broach into the second opening to generate a pattern corresponding to a pattern of a second bone fusing implant and then inserting the second bone fusing implant in the second opening; and removing the first and second pins from the first and second opening, respectively.