Paragraph Number

154

In the illustrated embodiment, the proximal arm 630 includes the proximal bone attachment feature 652 and the distal arm 640 includes the distal bone attachment feature 654. In one embodiment, the holes 650 of the proximal bone attachment feature 652 are aligned with each other and aligned perpendicular to a resection feature such as the second slot 670 (see reference line 392). The holes 650 of the distal bone attachment feature 654 may also be aligned with each other and aligned perpendicular to another resection feature such as the first slot 660 (see reference line 394). This means that the aligned holes 650 (and K-wires secured within them) of the distal bone attachment feature 654 will also be perpendicular to the cut surface formed using the first slot 660. This also means that the aligned holes 650 (and K-wires secured within them) of the proximal bone attachment feature 652 will also be perpendicular to the cut surface formed using the second slot 670. Consequently, at least one of the proximal bone attachment feature 652 and the distal bone attachment feature 654 can be used to position and orient a cut surface of the first metatarsal 208 and a cut surface of the medial cuneiform 202. In certain embodiments, the proximal bone attachment feature 652 and distal bone attachment feature 654 may not be aligned with each other, the offset in the alignment may be the change in orientation of the bones of the joint desired to address the condition. It should be noted that the distal bone attachment feature 654 may be parallel to the longitudinal axis 676. In this manner, the distal bone attachment feature 654 can be used as a reference for positioning a distal alignment feature 690 on the first metatarsal 208.

Added by DJM Jan 2024