Paragraph 342
Paragraph 342
Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
Paragraph Number
342
Application Number
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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
12,684
Content
The alignment guide 980 includes a body 986, an inferior end 988, and superior end 990 and one or more openings 992 near the superior end 990. The openings 992 may be aligned. A surgeon may use the alignment guide 980 by engaging the coupler to couple the alignment guide 980 to the resection guide 820b. Next, a surgeon may insert one or more K-wires through the openings 992. The openings 992 and alignment guide 980 may be configured such that K-wires within the openings extend along an anterior-posterior axis and indicate the orientation and alignment of a first cuneiform and first metatarsal once an osteotomy procedure is completed. A surgeon may compare this alignment with the orientation and alignment of other bones of the patient (e.g., a second metatarsal). In this manner, a surgeon can confirm that an osteotomy procedure will accomplish the desired outcome once completed.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024