{
    "matter": "PER-32",
    "document_type": "Patent terminology definitions",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "term": "Cortical surface",
            "definition": "“Cortical surface” refers to a surface of cortical bone."
        },
        {
            "term": "guard",
            "definition": "As used herein, a “guard” refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, member, device, component, system, or assembly structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to prevent, limit, impede, stop, or restrict motion, action, or movement and/or operation of the another object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly beyond a certain parameter such as a boundary. Said another way, a \"guard\" refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, member, device, component, system, or assembly structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to retain, maintain, hold, keep, or restrict motion, action, or movement and/or operation of the another object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly within or at one or more parameters such as a boundary."
        },
        {
            "term": "Lateral resection guide",
            "definition": "\"Lateral resection guide\" refers to a resection guide designed, engineered, fabricated, or intended for use with, one, in, or about a lateral part, section, surface, portion, or aspect of an anatomical structure such as a bone, digit, limb, or other anatomical structure for one or more steps of a resection procedure."
        },
        {
            "term": "medial resection guide",
            "definition": "\"Medial resection guide\" refers to a resection guide designed, engineered, fabricated, or intended for use with, one, in, or about a medial part, section, surface, portion, or aspect of an anatomical structure such as a bone, digit, limb, or other anatomical structure for one or more steps of a resection procedure."
        },
        {
            "term": "patient-specific feature",
            "definition": "\"Patient-specific feature\" refers to a feature, function, structure, device, guide, tool, instrument, apparatus, member, component, system, assembly, module, or subsystem that is adjusted, tailored, modified, organized, configured, designed, arranged, engineered, and/or fabricated to specifically address the anatomy, physiology, condition, abnormalities, needs, or desires of a particular patient or surgeon serving the particular patient. In one aspect, a patient specific feature is unique to a single patient and may include features unique to the patient such as a number of cut channels, a number of bone attachment features, a number of bone engagement surfaces, a number of resection features, a depth of one or more cutting channels, an angle for one or more resection channels, a surface contour, component position, component orientation, and/or other features."
        },
        {
            "term": "Transosseous placement feature",
            "definition": "\"Transosseous placement feature\" refers to a placement feature that extends through one or more bones and that enables, or facilitates, placement of another device, apparatus, or instrument."
        }
    ]
}