/Methods And Devices For Bone Fragment Fixation
Abstract

A method for fixating a bone fragment may include delivering a first device into a first bone such that a first portion of the first device is fixed in the first bone and a second portion of the first device extends outward from the first bone; cutting the first bone to generate the bone fragment, wherein the first portion of the first device is fixed in the bone fragment; and placing an apparatus on an exterior surface of the bone fragment, the apparatus having two or more fixation holes, at least one of which includes a slot. The method may include positioning the second portion through the slot; securing the apparatus onto the exterior surface of the bone fragment by delivering a first fixation device into the bone fragment through a second fixation hole; and removing the first device from the first bone.

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What is claimed is:

A method for fixating a bone fragment may include delivering a first device into a first bone such that a first portion of the first device is fixed in the first bone and a second portion of the first device extends outward from the first bone; cutting the first bone to generate the bone fragment, wherein the first portion of the first device is fixed in the bone fragment; and placing an apparatus on an exterior surface of the bone fragment, the apparatus having two or more fixation holes, at least one of which includes a slot. The method may include positioning the second portion through the slot; securing the apparatus onto the exterior surface of the bone fragment by delivering a first fixation device into the bone fragment through a second fixation hole; and removing the first device from the first bone.
Timeline
Filed
06/02/2026
Published
09/24/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(5)
A61B 17/72:Intramedullary devices, e.g. pins or nails
A61B 17/80:Cortical plates
A61B 17/84:Fasteners therefor