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2380.2.01
US-20150012794-A1
US-20150205664-A1
US-20100023800-A1
US-8737141-A1
US-10157004-B2
US10007433A1
US-9159419-B2
US-10114589-A1
US-10134728-A1
US-20200065270-A1
US-10637533-B2
US-9927986-A1
US-8380915-A1
US-9159419-A1
US-9208071-A1
US-20200098728-A1
US-10643676-A1
US-10468073-B2
US-10283200-A1
US-10461965-B1
US-20130279232-A1
US-8892980-B2
US9632727A1
US10558561A1
US20100023800A1
US7230213A1
OPT-9
FLO-2
FLO-5PROV
ONSO3175(B) - Onsemi378
ONSO3305US - Onsemi346
GTS-3DES
FLO-4
US8762658B2
US8533406B2
US9632727B2
KMN-1PROV
PAT-2
PER-8 PROV
PER-9 PROV
INS-4PROV
HAR-1
CES-16
NXT-5PROV NXT-5, 6, 7, 8
IPP-0051-US14 cross roads
FLO-7PROV
IMI-5PROV
IPP-0050-US35 nextremity
VIL-12
OPT-13
TOY-1
US10998041B1
FSP1845
US6559866B2
Placeholder App
PER-10
KBR-1 1400.2.623
PER-13PROV
PAT-3
US20030023453
RMS-1DES
SMG-1DES
FLO-5
US10318495
US10133662B2
PER-11
US20140066758
VIL-17
PER-17
JBR-1
PER-12
US11056880
US11302645
US20210407565
US11081191
PON-1PROV, 2PROV, 3PROV
PER-33
RMT-1PROV
PER-32
PER-34
MCC-1
FLO-10
PER-14
PER-19
PER-22
PER-18
PER-24
TMC-PAT-1
DAR-2
PER-23
TMC-PAT-4
PER-16
PER-4 DIV1
PER-20
PER-21
BRT-PAT-1
TMC-PAT-5
TMC-PAT-6PROV
BRT-PAT-2-PROV
71212.157.USU1
FPR-PAT-1-PROV
71212.158.USP1
RMT-1
DAR-1PROV
DAR-2PROV
PON-1PROV
PON-2PROV
PON-3PROV
PER-18PROV
TMC-1PROV
TMC-2PROV
PER-13PCT
PER-13
PER-16PROV
PER-14PROV
PER-34PROV
TMC-4PROV
TMC-3
PAS-1PROV
VEH-1
PER-29DES
TEST.001
E2E-TEST.001
TEST-001
TEST-002
TEST-003
TEST-004
ZED006
FSP1011
GAV-PAT-1-PROV
Matter Number
Paragraph Number
87
Application Number
Reference Case 1
Reference Case 2
Content
Referring to FIGS. 10-14, a hole forming guide 200 includes a body 202 defining hole axes 204, 206 along which a hole forming tool may be guided. In the illustrative example of FIGS. 10-14, the axes 204, 206 are defined by cylindrical guide holes 208, 210. The guide holes 208, 210 are operable to receive a hole forming tool such as a punch or drill and constrain the hole forming tool to longitudinal motion along the axes 204, 206 to form holes in an underlying bone. The axes 204, 206 are angled to correspond to the divergent legs of the fastener of FIGS. 1-9. The inboard surfaces of the guide holes 208, 210 have a guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 at the leading end 214 of the guide 200 that is equal to or greater than the inboard surface trailing end spacing 165 of the fastener. If the guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 is equal to the fastener leg inboard surface trailing end spacing 165, the inboard surfaces 128, 130 of the fastener legs will just touch the inboard surfaces of the bone holes when the fastener leg trailing ends are inserted flush with the bone surface. Further seating of the fastener legs below the surface of the bone will result in compression of the bone between the fastener legs. Likewise, if the guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 is greater than the fastener leg inboard surface trailing end spacing 165, the inboard surfaces 128, 130 of the fastener legs will just touch the inboard surfaces of the bone holes when the fastener leg trailing ends are proud of the bone surface. Further insertion of the fastener until the trailing ends of the legs are flush with the bone surface will result in compression of the bone. The amount of compression for a given insertion depth of the fastener may be determined by selecting the relationship of guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 to fastener leg inboard surface trailing end spacing 165. With the included angle between the leg inboard surfaces matching the included angle between the hole inboard surfaces, the compression of the bone between the fastener legs is uniform at all positions between the legs normal to the insertion axis and inserting the bone fastener does not create a relative bending moment between the first and second bone portions. An insertion axis is an axis along which an object is inserted. An insertion axis may also be the same axis used to extract an object. The guide 200 further includes a guide slot 216 connecting the holes 208, 210. The slot 216 may be used to guide a chisel, broach, saw or other cutting tool to remove bone and form a connecting slot between bone holes formed using the guide holes 208, 210 for receiving the fastener body 104. Alignment notches 218 are provided to indicate the center of the guide 200. Fixation holes 220 are provided to receive fixation pins or screws to fix the guide in position on a bone.
Notes
Added by DJM 12 2021
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In the illustrative example of FIGS. 10-14, the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="133" w:name="CMASTER34381343863438634389"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="134" w:name="CMASTER34381343863439134395"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>axes 204</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="133"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 206 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="134"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">are defined by </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="135" w:name="CMASTER3441034422344223442834428344"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>cylindrical guide holes 208</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="135"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 210. The </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="136" w:name="CMASTER3444834454344543446034460344"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="137" w:name="CMASTER3444834454344543446034465344"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>guide holes 208</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="136"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 210 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="137"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">are operable to receive a hole forming tool such as a punch or drill and constrain the hole forming tool to longitudinal motion along the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="138" w:name="CMASTER34607346123461234615"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="139" w:name="CMASTER34607346123461734621"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>axes 204</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="138"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 206 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="139"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">to form holes in an underlying bone. The </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="140" w:name="CMASTER34662346673466734670"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="141" w:name="CMASTER34662346673467234676"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>axes 204</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="140"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 206 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="141"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">are angled to correspond to the divergent legs of the fastener of FIGS. 1-9. The inboard surfaces of the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="142" w:name="CMASTER3478134787347873479334793347"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="143" w:name="CMASTER3478134787347873479334798348"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>guide holes 208</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="142"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 210 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="143"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">have a </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="144" w:name="CMASTER3480934815348153482034820348"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="144"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">at the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="145" w:name="CMASTER3486734875348753487934879348"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">leading end 214 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="145"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">of the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="146" w:name="CMASTER34890348963489634900"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide 200 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="146"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">that is equal to or greater than the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="147" w:name="CMASTER3493734945349453495334953349"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">inboard surface trailing end spacing 165 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="147"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">of the fastener. If the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="148" w:name="CMASTER3500235008350083501335013350"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide hole inboard surface </w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:lastRenderedPageBreak/><w:t xml:space="preserve">leading end spacing 212 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="148"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">is equal to the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="149" w:name="CMASTER3506935078350783508235082350"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>fastener leg inboard surface trailing end spacing 165</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="149"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="150" w:name="CMASTER3512835136351363514535145351"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="151" w:name="CMASTER3512835136351363514535150351"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>inboard surfaces 128</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="150"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 130 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="151"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">of the fastener legs will just touch the inboard surfaces of the bone holes when the fastener leg trailing ends are inserted flush with the bone surface. Further seating of the fastener legs below the surface of the bone will result in compression of the bone between the fastener legs. Likewise, if the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="152" w:name="CMASTER3545835464354643546935469354"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="152"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">is greater than the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="153" w:name="CMASTER3552935538355383554235542355"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>fastener leg inboard surface trailing end spacing 165</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="153"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="154" w:name="CMASTER3558835596355963560535605356"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="155" w:name="CMASTER3558835596355963560535610356"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>inboard surfaces 128</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="154"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 130 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="155"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">of the fastener legs will just touch the inboard surfaces of the bone holes when the fastener leg trailing ends are proud of the bone surface. Further insertion of the fastener until the trailing ends of the legs are flush with the bone surface will result in compression of the bone. The amount of compression for a given insertion depth of the fastener may be determined by selecting the relationship of </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="156" w:name="CMASTER3602036026360263603136031360"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide hole inboard surface leading end spacing 212 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="156"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">to </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="157" w:name="CMASTER3607436083360833608736087360"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>fastener leg inboard surface trailing end spacing 165</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="157"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. With the included angle between the leg inboard surfaces matching the included angle between the hole inboard surfaces, the compression of the bone between the fastener legs is uniform at all positions between the legs normal to the insertion axis and inserting the bone fastener does not create a relative bending moment between the first and second bone portions. </w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidR="00023BFA" w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>An insertion axis is an axis along which an object is inserted</w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidR="007912DB" w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. An insertion axis may also be the same axis used to extract an object. </w:t></w:r><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">The </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="158" w:name="CMASTER36634366403664036644"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide 200 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="158"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">further includes a </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="159" w:name="CMASTER3666336669366693667436674366"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">guide slot 216 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="159"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">connecting the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="160" w:name="CMASTER36693366993669936702"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="161" w:name="CMASTER36693366993670436707"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>holes 208</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="160"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>, 210</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="161"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. The </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="162" w:name="CMASTER36713367183671836722"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">slot 216 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="162"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">may be used to guide a chisel, broach, saw or other cutting tool to remove bone and form a connecting slot between bone holes formed using the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="163" w:name="CMASTER3686536871368713687736877368"/><w:bookmarkStart w:id="164" w:name="CMASTER3686536871368713687736882368"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>guide holes 208</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="163"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">, 210 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="164"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">for receiving the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="165" w:name="CMASTER3690436913369133691836918369"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>fastener body 104</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="165"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="166" w:name="CMASTER3692336933369333694136941369"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">Alignment notches 218 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="166"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">are provided to indicate the center of the </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="167" w:name="CMASTER36988369943699436997"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>guide 200</w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="167"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">. </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkStart w:id="168" w:name="CMASTER3699937008370083701437014370"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">Fixation holes 220 </w:t></w:r><w:bookmarkEnd w:id="168"/><w:r w:rsidRPr="00041F8F"><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri" w:cs="Calibri"/></w:rPr><w:t>are provided to receive fixation pins or screws to fix the guide in position on a bone.</w:t></w:r></w:p>
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