Paragraph 173
Paragraph 173
Application
Pivoting Burr guide
Matter Number
PER-16
Paragraph Number
173
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
PER-16
Reference Case 2
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Created
1/3/24, 4:26 AM
Modified
1/3/24, 4:26 AM
Id
12,970
Content
As used herein, "preliminary guide" refers to a guide configured, designed, and/or engineered to serve as a template, prototype, archetype, or starting point for creating, generating, or fabricating a patient-specific guide. In one aspect, the preliminary guide may be used, as-is, without any further changes, modifications, or adjustments and thus become a patient-specific guide. In another aspect, the preliminary guide may be modified, adjusted, or configured to more specifically address the goals, objectives, or needs of a patient or a surgeon and by way of the modifications become a patient-specific guide. The patient-specific guide can be used by a user, such as a surgeon, to guide steps in a surgical procedure, such as an osteotomy and/or a tendon transfer procedure. Accordingly, a preliminary guide model can be used to generate a patient-specific guide. The patient-specific guide model may be used in a surgical procedure to facilitate one or more steps of the procedure, and may be used to generate a patient-specific guide that can be used in a surgical procedure for the patient.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024