Paragraph Number

195

Similarly, those of skill in the art will appreciate that just as the angle B for one or more resection features 1022 can be predefined and determined, the orientation of one or more holes 1056 of one or more bone attachment features 1024. In one embodiment, a hole 1056 of the distal bone attachment feature 1060 may extend into the body at the same, or a similar, angle as angle B. The angled holes 1056 cause the fasteners 1010 to enter the bone at substantially the same angle as the hole extends into the body 1032. Where one or more holes 1056 extend into the body 1032 at an angle other than perpendicular, one or more fasteners 1010 in the holes 1056 may need to be removed in order to remove a resection guide 1020 once resection cuts are completed. In one embodiment, one or more holes 1056 of the proximal bone attachment feature 1058 may be oriented perpendicular to a bone surface and/or perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a bone used with the resection guide 1020.

Added by DJM Jan 2024