Paragraph Number

290

The set of proximal holes 1220 may extend from the superior side 1208 to the inferior side 1210. The set of proximal holes 1220 are configured to accept and/or slide over a proximal alignment feature 944. The set of distal holes 1222 may extend from the superior side 1208 to the inferior side 1210. The set of distal holes 1222 are configured to accept and/or slide over a distal alignment feature 946. Advantageously, in one embodiment, a surgeon may use the positioning guide 1200 after performing an osteotomy on two bones of a TMT joint. The set of proximal holes 1220 and the set of distal holes 1222 are positioned in the positioning guide body 1202 and relative to each other such that as the positioning guide 1200 slides along the proximal alignment feature 944 and distal alignment feature 946 towards the bones (e.g., a cuneiform and a metatarsal) one or both of these bones move (translate and/or rotate) in a way that closes an osteotomy that has been performed on one of the bones. In certain embodiments, deploying the positioning guide 1200 on the proximal alignment feature 944 and the distal alignment feature 946 closes an osteotomy on a cuneiform and a metatarsal of a TMT joint. In this manner, the positioning guide 1200 facilitates translating and/or rotating the bones for a reduction and in preparation for permanent fixation.

Added by DJM Jan 2024