Paragraph 387
Paragraph 387
Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
Paragraph Number
387
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
12,729
Content
The opening of the proximal resection feature 902 and/or the opening of the distal resection feature 904 has a width and/or length large enough to accommodate, or accept, a cutting element of a cutting tool. In one embodiment, the opening of the proximal resection feature 902 is configured to guide and/or enable a cutting tool to form a first osteotomy into, and/or through, the bone. Advantageously, the first osteotomy tracks, follows, and/or is aligned with the first trajectory 1104. In one embodiment, the opening of the distal resection feature 904 is configured to guide and/or enable a cutting tool to form a second osteotomy into, and/or through, the bone. Advantageously, the second osteotomy tracks, follows, and/or is aligned with the second trajectory 1106. Thus, a surgeon operating the cutting tool within the opening of the proximal resection feature 902 and the distal resection feature 904 can readily form a first osteotomy and a second osteotomy that matches a design that may have been set out in a model of the resection guide 820c and/or a model of the patient’s bone(s).
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024