About surgical techniques:
Proper surgical procedures and techniques are the responsibility of the medical professional. The guidelines contained herein are furnished for information purposes only. Each surgeon must evaluate the appropriateness of the procedures based on his or her personal medical training and experience. Prior to use of any Merete systems, the surgeon should refer to the product package insert for complete warnings, precautions, indications, contraindications and adverse effects. Package inserts are also available by contacting Merete Technologies, Inc.
About E-IFUs:
If you have any further questions about the sterilization processes after reading our instructions, contact us at 630-869-1091 or service@merete-medical.com.
OP-Video Surgical Technique E-IFU
The BLP™ Plate is an anatomically shaped U-oblique locking plate that adapts the proximal curvature of the first metatarsal. The plate is available in four lengths (31, 33, 35 and 37 mm) for left and right feet. The plate construct is affixed with 3.0 mm and 3.5 mm locking screws that offload the osteotomy of fracture site. Two K-wire holes of 1.4 mm facilitate temporary fixation.
Fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions of the clavicle, scapula, olecranon, radius, ulner, fibular, metacarpals, metatarsals, Hallux Valgus osteotomy corrections, middle hand and middle foot bones, particular in osteopenic bone.