Steven P. Walsh;Letitia Tudor;Jeremy Hemingway;Craig B. Berky;Jonathan P. Bauer;Ernest N. Corrao, Jr.
发明人:
Steven P. Walsh,Letitia Tudor,Ernest N. Corrao, Jr.,Craig B. Berky,Jonathan P. Bauer,Jeremy Hemingway
申请号：
US13480272
公开号：
US09155543B2
申请日:
2012.05.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
According to some embodiments, a method of treating a joint of a patient comprises creating a recess in a bone located at or near a targeted joint, wherein the recess includes a generally wedge or truncated cone shape. In one embodiment, the recess in a bone comprises a surface opening along an outer surface of the bone and a bottom opening along the distal end of the recess, such that a diameter of the surface opening is generally smaller than a diameter of the bottom opening. The method additionally comprises providing a joint implant having a wedge or truncated cone shape, wherein a diameter of a top end of the joint implant is generally smaller than a diameter of a bottom end of the joint implant, inserting the joint implant within the recess.
