Patent ID: 7033398

Claim:
A method of correcting anatomical alignment of a patient's ankle bone structure comprising: inserting an implant into a sinus tarsi of a patient, said implant comprising, a first member having an outer surface generally configured in the shape of a right conical frustum having a base portion and a top portion, and being inserted into a sinus region of the patient's sinus tarsi; a second member, axially connected to the top of said first member and having an outer surface generally configured in the shape of a cylinder and having an outer diameter approximately equal to the top portion of said first member and being inserted into a canalis tarsi region of the patient's sinus tarsi; and a third member, axially connected to the base of said first member an having an outer surface generally configured in the shape of a cylinder and being inserted into the sinus region of the patient's sinus tarsi; wherein said first, second and third members maintain said sinus tarsi in an anatomically correct alignment and minimize a tendency for abnormal motion between the patent's talus and calcaneus thereby correcting deformities in the patient's ankle bone structure.