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Systems and methods for the fixation or fusion of bone

  • US 9,820,789 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2014
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for the fixation or fusion of a first bone segment to a second bone segment across a joint, the method comprising:

  • providing an elongate metal implant having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, an external screw thread, and a lumen extending through the elongate implant along the longitudinal axis, wherein the elongate implant has a tapered distal end and a first fenestration positioned on a middle portion of elongate implant such that the first fenestration is offset from both the distal end and the proximal end;

    inserting the elongate implant through the first bone segment and across the joint and into the second bone segment such that the elongate implant traverses the joint at an oblique angle;

    providing a second elongate metal implant having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, an external screw thread, and a lumen extending through the second elongate implant along the longitudinal axis of the second elongate implant, wherein the second elongate implant has a tapered distal end; and

    inserting the second elongate implant through the first bone segment and across the joint and into the second bone segment;

    wherein the second elongate implant is inserted across the joint at an oblique angle.

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