Patent ID: 8133283
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical kit comprising: a fixation device configured to be implanted into the scaphoid and lunate of a patient in need and comprising a first plate having inward and outward faces and configured to be implanted into the scaphoid and a second plate having inward and outward faces and configured to be implanted into the lunate, wherein said inward faces of the first and second plates are coupled together by a lateral, rotatable, rod having first and second ends individually coupled to the first and second plates, wherein said first plate comprises a first hole and the second plate comprises a second hole laterally aligned with said first hole, wherein said first and second holes comprise a larger perimeter than a cross-section of the rod, wherein the rod's first and second ends are passed through said first and second holes respectively and are individually coupled to the outward faces of the first and second plates respectively; and a cutting jig having an aperture having an outline of the entire fixation device and configured to allow a health provider to cut the shape of the fixation device into the scaphoid and lunate.