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Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
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Reference Case 1
TMC-4PROV
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Created
1/3/24, 4:24 AM
Modified
1/3/24, 4:24 AM
Id
12,662
Content
In one embodiment, the anchor feature 942 may be referred to as an oblique hole or an oblique feature. For example, where the first bone attachment feature 908 and/or second bone attachment feature 910 are angled to deploy a fastener 710 into a bone with a trajectory that is parallel to a trajectory for a resection directed by a proximal resection feature 902 and/or distal resection feature 904, the fasteners 710 in the first bone attachment feature 908 and/or second bone attachment feature 910 may not provide a desired level of engagement to retain the resection guide 820b in place during the forming of the osteotomies. Accordingly, a strategically placed anchor feature 942 can be angled (e.g., an oblique angle) relative to one or more bones of the patient such that a fastener 710 in the anchor feature 942 prevents or mitigates movement of the resection guide 820b during a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, the anchor feature 942 is configured to guide a third fastener 710 into a bone at an angle that is not parallel to one or more of the angles of a first fastener 710 deployed in a first bone attachment feature 908 and/or a second fastener 710 deployed in a second bone attachment feature 910.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024