Patent ID: 9101399
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical method for repairing and/or reconstructing an MTP joint of a foot affected with hallux valgus, said method comprising the steps of: making one or more incisions to the foot; attaching a first anchor to a first metatarsal bone of the foot through the one or more incisions; attaching a second anchor to a second metatarsal bone of the foot through the one or more incisions; providing a connection with a connector between and secured to the first anchor and the second anchor; and adjusting a distance between the first metatarsal bone and the second metatarsal bone by adjusting and fixing a length of the connector between and secured to the first anchor and the second anchor; wherein the attaching of one of the first anchor and the second anchor comprises placing one of the first and the second anchors around or through the corresponding first metatarsal bone or the second metatarsal bone and the other one of the first anchor and the second anchor comprises a clamping anchor, and the attaching of the other one of the first and the second anchors comprises placing the clamping anchor around the first metatarsal or second metatarsal that corresponds to the clamping anchor to clamp a plantar plate tissue of the foot within the clamping anchor between the clamping anchor and the first metatarsal bone or the second metatarsal bone that corresponds to the clamping anchor to adjust the MTP joint.