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| Application | Tendon Trajectory Guide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matter Number | PER-33 | Reference Case 1 | PER-33 |
| Created | 1/6/24, 9:58 PM | Modified | 1/6/24, 9:58 PM |
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In one embodiment, the user instructions 604 may designate a particular material and/or mass for fabricating one or more guides to be included in the patient-specific system 606. Some surgeons may find that patient-specific instruments, such as a patient-specific resection guide may more readily register to one or more bone surfaces if the instrument has a greater mass and/or weight. With the greater mass and a sufficient fidelity bone engagement surface, a patient-specific instrument may seem to find its own way or seek out a desired position on a bone that matches or substantially matches a position planned when the patient-specific system 606 was developed. Consequently, a surgeon may request in the user instructions 604 that the instrument be made from a metal such as titanium.
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Added by DJM Jan 2024