US 12102368

Here's a concise summary of US Patent 12102368:

US Patent 12102368

• Title: Bone positioning guide
• Assignee: Treace Medical Concepts Inc
• Inventors: W. Bret Smith, Paul Dayton, Sean F. Scanlan, F. Barry Bays, Carlos Eduardo Gil, John T. Treace, Robert D. Santrock, Daniel J. Hatch, Joe W. Ferguson
• Filing Date: April 5, 2024 (for application US18/627,609)
• Issue Date: October 1, 2024
• Abstract: A bone positioning guide may include a main body member, a shaft, and a bone engagement member. The shaft is movably connected to the main body member and has the bone engagement member rotatably coupled to its distal end. The bone engagement member has a surface configured to engage a bone. The main body member also includes a tip opposite the bone engagement member for engaging a second bone. In use, the bone engagement member may be positioned in contact with a medial side of a first metatarsal while the tip is positioned in contact with a lateral side of a different metatarsal, such as a second metatarsal. The shaft can then be moved to advance the bone engagement member toward the tip, causing realignment of the first metatarsal.

Independent Claims Overview:
The full text of the independent claims for US12102368B2 was not provided in the authoritative source. Therefore, a plain-language overview of each independent claim cannot be given at this time.

Litigation Status:
US Patent 12102368 is currently involved in litigation. A PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) case, IPR2026-00194, was filed and is pending. Additionally, a US case related to this patent family has been filed in the Delaware District Court (case 1:25-cv-00592).