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As used herein, a "body" refers to a main or central part of a structure. The body may serve as a structural component to connect, interconnect, surround, enclose, and/or protect one or more other structural components. A body may be made from a variety of materials including, but not limited to, metal, plastic, ceramic, wood, fiberglass, acrylic, carbon, biocompatible materials, biodegradable materials or the like. A body may be formed of any biocompatible materials, including but not limited to biocompatible metals such as Titanium, Titanium alloys, stainless steel alloys, cobalt-chromium steel alloys, nickel-titanium alloys, shape memory alloys such as Nitinol, biocompatible ceramics, and biocompatible polymers such as Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) or a polylactide polymer (e.g. PLLA) and/or others. In one embodiment, a body may include a housing or frame or framework for a larger system, component, structure, or device. A body may include a modifier that identifies a particular function, location, orientation, operation, and/or a particular structure relating to the body. Examples of such modifiers applied to a body, include, but are not limited to, "inferior body," "superior body," "lateral body," "medial body," and the like.

Added by DJM Jan 2024