Patent ID: 8961604
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of attaching material adjacent to a metapodial phalangeal joint of a human extremity utilizing a fixation implant, the fixation implant comprising an elongated, unitary shaft having a longitudinal axis and extending from a first end portion to a second end portion and having an intermediate portion between the first and second end portions, the intermediate portion being substantially smooth and the end portions being threaded, the joint including a metapodial bone and a proximal phalanx, the method comprising: forming a bone tunnel in the metapodial bone; forming a bone tunnel in the proximal phalanax; approximating a first portion of the material near the metapodial bone tunnel; threading the first end portion of the fixation implant into the metapodial bone tunnel in interference fashion to secure the first portion of the material relative to the metapodial bone tunnel; separating the first end portion from the intermediate portion of the fixation implant by cutting the first end portion; approximating a second portion of the material near the proximal phalangeal bone tunnel; threading the second end portion of the fixation implant into the proximal phalangeal bone tunnel in interference fashion to secure the second portion of the material relative to the proximal phalangeal bone tunnel; and separating the second end portion from the intermediate portion of the fixation implant by cutting the second end portion.