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Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
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Created
1/3/24, 4:24 AM
Modified
1/3/24, 4:24 AM
Id
12,710
Content
FIG. 10E illustrates an embodiment in which the body 900 extends from a medial side M (M Arrow) of a foot bone over a dorsal side D (D Arrow) of the foot bone to a lateral side L (L Arrow) of the foot bone. In this manner, a patient-specific bone engagement feature on an inferior side 916 of the resection guide 820c can contact at least three points on the foot bone. These three contact points can provide a stable and secure placement of the resection guide 820b. In certain embodiments, the patient-specific bone engagement feature (e.g., a bone engagement surface 944) is configured to engage at least a portion of a cuneiform and at least a portion of a metatarsal of a patient when the resection guide 820b is used. The patient-specific bone engagement feature, such as a bone engagement surface 944 and/or a landmark registration feature 1004 (discussed below), can include a contour that is at least partially determined based on a bone model of a patient’s foot. The bone model may be defined based on medical imaging of the patient’s foot.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024