Patent ID: 8137406
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing an osteotomy, comprising: forming an osteotomy cut in a bone; opening the bone so as to form a wedge-like opening; broaching the bone to form a seat overlapping the osteotomy cut, wherein the seat comprises an upper seat and a lower seat, wherein the upper seat is formed in the bone proximal to the osteotomy cut and the lower seat is formed in the bone distal to the osteotomy cut; providing an osteotomy plate, wherein the osteotomy plate comprises: positioning the osteotomy plate so that the back side of the osteotomy plate is positioned against the bone and the protrusion is disposed in the wedge-like opening, such that the upper portion is seated in the upper seat and the lower portion is seated in the lower seat; and