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Paragraph 384
Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
Paragraph Number
384
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
12,726
Content
In one example, when a surgeon uses the resection guide 820c, the surgeon may deploy a first fastener in an opening of first bone attachment feature 908 and a second fastener in an opening of second bone attachment feature 910 into one or more bones of a patient’s midfoot. In one embodiment, the fasteners are made from a radiopaque material, such as metal. Next, a surgeon may use an X-ray or fluoroscopy to see where the first fastener and/or second fastener extend into one or more bones of the midfoot of the patient. Advantageously, the surgeon knows that the trajectories (e.g., third trajectory 1108 and fourth trajectory 1110) of the first fastener and second fastener are parallel to the first trajectory 1104 and/or second trajectory 1106. Thus, the surgeon can visualize where the first trajectory 1104 and second trajectory 1106 will extend into the one or more bones. In this example, the third trajectory 1108 indicates the first trajectory 1104 and the fourth trajectory 1110 indicates the second trajectory 1106.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024