Patent ID: 9113920
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing an open wedge osteotomy comprising: cutting a bone along a cutting plane to form a cut, with the cut terminating at a boundary line; forming at least two keyholes in the tibia adjacent to the cut, wherein the two keyholes are laterally offset from one another; moving the bone on either side of the cut apart so as to form a wedge-like opening in the bone; and positioning a wedge-shaped implant in the wedge-shaped opening created in the tibia, wherein the wedge-shaped implant comprises at least two keys, laterally offset from one another, and further wherein the at least two keys are disposed in the at least two keyholes formed in the tibia, wherein each of the at least two keys includes an interior bore for receiving a fixation screw.