Method and apparatus for pre-forming a high tibial osteotomy
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1. An osteotomy implant comprising:
- a porous portion including a first part with a first sidewall and a second part with a second sidewall, a clearance is defined between the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
a solid portion abutting the porous portion, the first and the second sidewalls extending from the solid portion to define the clearance; and
a hinge portion of the solid portion coupled to the first part and the second part;
wherein the hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration the implant further comprising an adjustment member, wherein the adjustment member extends from the first part to the second part across the clearance defined between the first part and the second part;
wherein rotation of the adjustment member in a first direction draws the first part and the second part together, and rotation of the adjustment member in a second direction pushes the first part and the second part apart.
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Abstract
An osteotomy implant including a porous portion, a solid portion, and a hinge portion. The porous portion includes a first part and a second part that defines a clearance therebetween. A solid portion abuts the porous portion. A hinge portion of the solid portion is coupled to the first part and the second part. The hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration.
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16 Claims
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1. An osteotomy implant comprising:
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a porous portion including a first part with a first sidewall and a second part with a second sidewall, a clearance is defined between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; a solid portion abutting the porous portion, the first and the second sidewalls extending from the solid portion to define the clearance; and a hinge portion of the solid portion coupled to the first part and the second part; wherein the hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration the implant further comprising an adjustment member, wherein the adjustment member extends from the first part to the second part across the clearance defined between the first part and the second part;
wherein rotation of the adjustment member in a first direction draws the first part and the second part together, and rotation of the adjustment member in a second direction pushes the first part and the second part apart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An osteotomy implant comprising:
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shaped loadbearing porous portion including a first part and a second part, the first part includes a first inner surface that opposes a second inner surface of the second part, a clearance is defined between the first inner surface and the second inner surface;a solid portion coupled to both a first outer surface of the first part and a second outer surface of the second part, the first outer surface is opposite to the first inner surface and the second outer surface is opposite to the second inner surface; and a flexible hinge portion of the solid portion; wherein the implant is bendable at the flexible hinge portion to compress or expand the implant; wherein the flexible hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration upon actuation of an adjustment member at the clearance, the first and the second parts are closer together in the second configuration than in the first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An osteotomy implant comprising:
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a porous portion including a first part and a second part that defines a clearance therebetween; a solid portion abutting the porous portion; and a hinge portion of the solid portion coupled to the first part and the second part, the hinge portion is configured to enable the implant to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration; and an adjustment member configured to change the implant from the first configuration to the second configuration; wherein the adjustment member includes a fastener extending from the first part to the second part across the clearance defined between the first part and the second part, rotation of the fastener in a first direction draws the first part and the second part together, rotation of the fastener in a second direction pushes the first part and the second part apart.
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