Paragraph 243
Paragraph 243
Application
Pivoting Burr guide
Matter Number
PER-16
Paragraph Number
243
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
13,040
Content
When secured as illustrated in FIG. 10A, a user may operate the pivoting resection guide 1002 by inserting a cutting tool such as a burr, a burr drill bit, or a drill bit attached to a manual, mechanical, pneumatic, or electric driver into a hole in the guide 1002. A cutting tool may be referred to interchangeably herein as a drill bit. Next, the user may cut into the bone. In the case of a drill bit with longitudinal flutes or burr, the use may initially direct the cutting tool directly into the bone, drilling a hole in the bone. Alternatively, or in addition, the user may initiate an osteotomy of the bone by contacting a rotating cutting section of the cutting tool with a cortex of a bone. Next, a user can pivot the pivoting resection guide 1002 such that the cutting tool (specifically a distal end of the cutting tool) moves laterally in relation to the bone.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024