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Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
Paragraph Number
316
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
TMC-4PROV
Reference Case 2
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Created
1/3/24, 4:24 AM
Modified
1/3/24, 4:24 AM
Id
12,658
Content
Advantageously, a surgeon can leverage this feature prior to making any cuts, forming any osteotomies. For example, a surgeon can secure the resection guide 820b to one or more bones of the patient on a dorsal or dorsomedial or medial side of the midfoot. The fasteners 710 cooperating with the bone attachment features 908, 910 can extend into the middle, and/or through to an opposite side of the midfoot. Since the fasteners 710 are often made of metal, the surgeon can then use fluoroscopy to visually see, validate, and/or check the trajectory for each fastener 710 into the midfoot. The surgeon knows that an adjacent and parallel osteotomy formed using the resection features 902, 904 will track (i.e., run parallel to) with the trajectories of the fasteners 710 in the bone attachment features 908, 910. In this manner, a surgeon can confirm trajectories for the planned osteotomies before the actually making the osteotomies. If the surgeon is not satisfied with the trajectories indicated by the bone attachment features 908, 910 by way of the deployed fasteners 710 within one or more bones a surgeon can make an adjustment. Removing the fasteners 710 if they are in an undesired location and/or trajectory can have a minimal impact on the patient and/or the success of the procedure.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024