Abstract: An orthopaedic implant system includes an orthopaedic implant having a plurality of fixation openings and a plug opening defining a plug opening diameter that is greater than a diameter of any of the fixation openings. The plurality of fixation openings include at least one first fixation opening configured to accept a fixation element inserted in a first bone and at least one second fixation opening configured to accept a fixation element inserted in a second bone. The plug opening is configured to accept a plug inserted in a joint space between the first bone and the second bone to cause compression distraction of the first bone and the second bone.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 15, 2022
Publication date:
March 23, 2023
Applicant:
Best Step Orthopedics LLC
Inventors:
Roy C. Wiley, Lew C. Schon, Malik S. Siddique
Abstract: A talonavicular joint prosthesis includes a navicular component configured to be implanted in a navicular bone and including a base and a surface having an articulation recess formed therein; and a talar component configured to be implanted in a talus bone and including a bearing section configured to rest within the articulation recess. The talar component and the navicular component are shaped such that, when brought together, there is more conformity between the navicular component and the talar component in a dorsal-plantar plane than in a medial-lateral plane.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 5, 2022
Publication date:
July 7, 2022
Applicant:
Best Step Orthopedics LLC
Inventors:
Roy C. Wiley, Lew C. Schon, Malik S. Siddique