Paragraph 418
Paragraph 418
Application
RPM+ Resection Guide
Matter Number
TMC-4PROV
Paragraph Number
418
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
12,760
Content
For example, referring to FIGS. 13, 10D and 10E, a bone engagement feature 912 can be configured to wrap around multiple surfaces of a bone. With such a configuration, the bone engagement feature 912 may not need to contact more than three or four parts of the bone in order to accurately register and orient a resection guide 820c with the bone. In FIGs 10D and 10E, a proximal and distal view of the distal side 920 and medial side 922 is illustrated. This view shows a concave area where a bone such as a metatarsal will be positioned, when the resection guide 820c is positioned before being secured to the bone(s). Advantageously, the body 900 and bone engagement feature 912 are configured to contact the bone (which has a medial, dorsal, and lateral cortex with an irregular semicircle and/or wedge shaped cross section) in about three areas (e.g., a medial cortex area M , a dorsal cortex area D, and a lateral cortex area L). In certain embodiments, contact with the bone in these three areas can be sufficient to register the resection guide 820c in the desired location relative to the bone. Of course, more contact areas can be employed to further facilitate placement and registration of the resection guide 820c relative to the bone.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024