Patent ID: 6823871
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A method of correcting a deformity by performing an osteotomy in a bone at an osteotomy site using a bone plate, the method comprising the steps of:(a) resecting the bone from a first side of the bone to a second side of the bone so as to leave a bony hinge on the second side; (b) opening the resection to a height at which the deformity is corrected using an opening tool; (c) placing the bone plate in a location such that the bone plate spans the open resection; (d) removing the opening tool; and (e) packing the open resection with at least two individual pre-formed wedge shaped sections of material by inserting at least two individual, unconnected pre-formed wedge shaped sections into the open resection.