DOUGLAS BLACKLIDGE, DPM
Medical Practice at Dixon Rd, Kokomo, IN
License number
Indiana 070007898
Category
Medical Practice
Type
Foot & Ankle Surgery
Address
Address
2330 S Dixon Rd, Kokomo, IN 46902
Phone
(765) 455-5400
(765) 865-3912 (Fax)
(765) 865-3912 (Fax)
Professional information
Douglas K Blacklidge, Kokomo IN
Specialties:
Podiatrist
Address:
2330 S Dixon Rd, Kokomo, IN 46902
315 W Old Key Dr, Peru, IN 46970
315 W Old Key Dr, Peru, IN 46970
Metatarsal Fixation Device, System And Method
US Patent:
2013015, Jun 13, 2013
Filed:
Oct 17, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/653600
Inventors:
Douglas K. Blacklidge - Kokomo IN, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/80
US Classification:
606 70
Abstract:
A metatarsal fixation device is provided for fixation of osteotomy or fracture of a distal metatarsal metaphysis bone of the human foot and for fixation of an associated capsule to the metatarsal head. The device includes a metallic bone plate with a series of screw holes along an elongated portion of the plate and a combination of a singular screw hole and a resilient clamp on an end of the elongated portion. The resilient clamp has two arched resilient arms extending laterally outward from an end of the elongated portion. Each arm has a plurality of spikes on an inner surface thereof providing points of contact that compress and attach a metatarsal phalangeal joint capsule portion to the medial and/or lateral aspect of the metatarsal head, thereby facilitating realignment of the metatarsophalangeal joint and respective digit. The resilient arms are biased to grasp lateral sides of a metatarsal head and any associated capsule portion.