Patent ID: 8372078

Claim:
A method for performing an osteotomy procedure on a bone having a first side and a second side, comprising the steps of: making a first cut in the bone, the first cut extending from an outside surface on the first side of the bone to a first terminus disposed within the bone; making a second cut in the bone, the second cut extending from an outside surface on the second side of the bone to a second terminus disposed within the bone, wherein the second terminus is spaced apart from the first terminus along a longitudinal axis of the bone such that a continuous portion of bone is defined from a location above the first and second cuts to a location below the first and second cuts; and making a third cut in the bone, the third cut extending from an outside surface on the first side of the bone to a third terminus disposed within the bone, wherein the first cut and third cut form an intersecting angle therebetween such that an apex of the intersecting angle is formed along the third terminus.