{
    "matter": "PER-18",
    "document_type": "Patent terminology definitions",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "term": "biplanar correction",
            "definition": "\"Biplanar correction\" refers to a medical correction, which can include an osteo correction, in two planes (e.g., two of a sagittal plane, a transverse plane, and a coronal/frontal plane) of an anatomical structure such as a foot, hand, or body of a patient."
        },
        {
            "term": "clearance",
            "definition": "\"Clearance\" refers to a space or opening that provides an unobstructed area to permit one object to move freely in relation to another object."
        },
        {
            "term": "correction",
            "definition": "“Correction” in a medical context refers to any change to the position, orientation, alignment, length, shape, or other anatomical characteristic of a structure, effected to improve a patient outcome. A correction may adjust, translate, move, orient, rotate, lengthen, shorten, realign, remodel, or otherwise modify an anatomical structure from an original state to a new state that provides a benefit to a patient. Benefits include, without limitation, improvement in function, pain relief, cosmetic appearance, biomechanics, stability, gait, range of motion, strength, or the like. A correction may be partial or complete, temporary or permanent, intraoperative or non-operative, and may be evaluated or expressed using distances, angles, axes, ratios, areas, volumes, or other quantitative or qualitative metrics, and the like.\r\nA correction may be achieved using one or more procedures, instruments, devices, implants, software, or the like, performed manually, robotically, or via computer-assisted systems."
        },
        {
            "term": "friction fit",
            "definition": "\"Friction fit\" refers to a type of joint or connection that is created between two components by means of friction. A joint or connection that is formed using a friction fit may or may not include the use of additional fasteners such as screws, bolts, or adhesives. In a friction fit, the components are designed or configured to fit tightly together, creating enough friction between the surfaces to hold them securely in place, at least temporarily. The friction force is generated by the compressive force that experienced between the components, and can be strong enough to prevent the components from separating under normal conditions. (© ChatGPT Mar. 23 Version, Modified, accessed chat.openai.com/chat May 2, 2023)."
        },
        {
            "term": "metaphyseal diaphyseal junction",
            "definition": "\"Metaphyseal Diaphyseal Junction\" or \"MDJ\" refers to an area of a long bone between the Metaphysis and the Diaphysis. This area can also include or be referred to as the epiphyseal plate (growth) plate. For certain surgical procedures, performing an osteotomy at or near the metaphyseal diaphyseal junction may be advantageous and desirable to promote rapid fusion of two cut faces formed in the osteotomy and bone growth to close the osteotomy, and / or may mitigate the risk of a nonunion of the osteotomy."
        },
        {
            "term": "metatarsal base resection guide",
            "definition": "\"Metatarsal base resection guide\" refers to a resection guide designed, engineered, fabricated, or intended for use with, one, in, or about a base part, section, surface, portion, or aspect of a metatarsal for one or more steps of a medical procedure. The metatarsal base resection guide may be used to form an osteotomy, to resect a wedge for a closing wedge procedure, resect a bone wedge that preserves a cortical layer of bone opposite the resected bone wedge, form an osteotomy that uniplanar wedge, a biplanar wedge, or a triplane wedge. Various embodiments of a metatarsal base resection guide may be used on a medial surface, a dorsal surface, a lateral surface, or a plantar surface of a single metatarsal. Alternatively, or in addition, various embodiments of a metatarsal base resection guide can be used on two or more metatarsals."
        },
        {
            "term": "prescription",
            "definition": "\"Prescription\" or \"Prescribed\" refers to an instruction, request, direction, determination, designation, authorization, and/or order, as by a physician or nurse practitioner, for the administration of a medicine, preparation of an implant, preparation of an instrument, preparation of a model, or other intervention. Often a prescription is written. Prescription can also refer to the prescribed medicine or intervention.  (Search \"prescription\" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2023. Web. Accessed 3 May 2023. Modified.)"
        },
        {
            "term": "probe",
            "definition": "\"Probe\" refers to a medical instrument used to explore, identify, locate, or register to, wounds, organs, and/or anatomical structures including a joint or an articular surface. In certain embodiments, a probe can be thin and/or pointed. In one embodiment, a probe is connected, integrated with, and/or coupled to another structure or instrument. In such an embodiment, the probe may serve to facilitate proper positioning of the another structure or instrument. For example, the probe may be used to identify and/or locate a particular anatomical structure and the positioning of the probe may then cause the connected structure or instrument to also be positioned in a desired location relative to one or more anatomical structures."
        },
        {
            "term": "probe bone engagement surface",
            "definition": "\"Probe bone engagement surface\" refers to a bone engagement surface on one surface of a probe or part of a probe."
        },
        {
            "term": "Tarso-metatarsal joint or TMT joint",
            "definition": "\"Tarso-metatarsal joint\" or \"TMT joint\" refers to a joint of a patient between a metatarsal bone and one or more cuneiform/tarsal/cuboid bones. The TMT joint may also be referred to as a \"Lis Franc\" or \"Lisfranc\" joint after a French surgeon Lisfranc."
        },
        {
            "term": "triplane correction",
            "definition": "\"Triplane correction\" refers to a medical correction, which can include an osteo correction, in three planes (e.g., all three planes of a sagittal plane, a transverse plane, and a coronal/frontal plane) of an anatomical structure such as a foot, hand, or body of a patient."
        },
        {
            "term": "uniplanar correction",
            "definition": "\"Uniplanar correction\" refers to a medical correction, which can include an osteo correction, in one plane (e.g., one of a sagittal plane, transverse plane, and coronal/frontal plane) of an anatomical structure such as a foot, hand, or body of a patient."
        }
    ]
}