Surgical instruments including a set of cutting blades for performing an osteotomy
Surgical instruments and methods for performing an osteotomy are disclosed herein. A surgical instrument includes a body with a distal end, a proximal end, a first surface, and a second surface. The surgical instrument can include cutting blades positioned on the first surface and the second surface. The surgical instrument can include columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface and/or the second surface. The surgical instrument can include rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface and/or the second surface.
1. A method for performing an osteotomy, comprising:
cutting a first bone of a foot with a first surface of a cutting device; and
cutting a second bone of the foot with a second surface of the cutting device,
wherein the cutting device comprises:
a first plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface, and
a second plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the first plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the second plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the second plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the second surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the first plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein cutting the first bone and cutting the second bone comprises simultaneously cutting the first bone and the second bone at a joint between the first bone and the second bone.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the first plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the second plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the second plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the second surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the first plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of:
the first surface comprises a first slope and the second surface comprises a second slope;
the first surface comprises a first flat surface and the second surface comprises a second flat surface;
the first surface comprises a third slope and the second surface comprises a third flat surface; and
the first surface comprises a fourth flat surface and the second surface comprises a fourth slope.
8. A method for performing an osteotomy, comprising:
cutting a first bone of a foot with a first surface of a cutting device; and
cutting a second bone of the foot with a second surface of the cutting device,
wherein cutting the first bone and cutting the second bone comprises simultaneously cutting the first bone and the second bone at a joint between the first bone and the second bone.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the first plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the second plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the second plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the first plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cutting device comprises:
a first plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
a second plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the first plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the second plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the second plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the first plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein one of:
the first surface comprises a first slope and the second surface comprises a second slope;
the first surface comprises a first flat surface and the second surface comprises a second flat surface;
the first surface comprises a third slope and the second surface comprises a third flat surface; and
the first surface comprises a fourth flat surface and the second surface comprises a fourth slope.
15. A method for performing an osteotomy, comprising:
cutting a first bone of a foot with a first surface of a cutting device; and
cutting a second bone of the foot with a second surface of the cutting device,
wherein the cutting device comprises:
a plurality of rows of cutting blades, and
a plurality of columns of cutting blades.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the plurality of rows of cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the plurality of rows cutting blades positioned on the first surface.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein cutting the first bone and cutting the second bone comprises simultaneously cutting the first bone and the second bone at a joint between the first bone and the second bone.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the plurality of rows cutting blades positioned on the second surface.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein:
cutting the first bone comprises cutting a metatarsal with the plurality of columns of cutting blades positioned on the second surface; and
cutting the second bone comprises cutting a cuneiform with the plurality of rows cutting blades positioned on the first surface.