Patent ID: 7540874

Claim:
A method for cutting a bone and securing portions of the cut bone together the method comprising the steps of: positioning a longitudinally shaped fixation device to said bone where an excision is to be performed, said device having a first end and a second end; securing said device to said bone by using at least one fastener inserted through a hole defined by said first end of said device; securing said second end of said device to said bone by using at least one fastener inserted through at least one elongated hole defined by said second end of said device; securing a cutting guide temporarily to said fixation device by securing prefabricated guiding pins in guiding holes defined by said fixation device to enable a controlled cutting of a part or section of the bone; cutting said bone into at least two portions using a saw, wherein said cutting of said bone is performed by inserting the saw in slots arranged at fixed distances on the cutting guide to provide an exact measure of the amount to be cut and excised from the bone, whereby a perfect match between remaining bone ends of the at least two portions is achieved; moving said portions of said bone towards and into contact with each other while the device is still seared to the bone, wherein said fastener is movable together with its related bone portion relative to the elongated hole; then securing at least one fastener in a prefabricated elongated hole defined by the fixation device to transversely penetrate and secure said portions of said bone together, keeping a steady state, during which at least one fastener is used to secure the second end of the device to the bone such as to finally keep the bone ends together in order to heal.