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Application
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTATION
Matter Number
PER-24
Paragraph Number
250
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
PER-24
Reference Case 2
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Created
1/6/24, 10:01 PM
Modified
1/6/24, 10:01 PM
Id
14,631
Content
Advantageously, the resection features 826 can be positioned, sized, and/or oriented to enable a surgeon to resect any particular shape in the bone for the osteotomy procedure. In the illustrated embodiment, the resection features 826 are configured to direct a cutting tool at an angle in one or more planes into the bone. The angle may be normal to a longitudinal axis of the bone, at an oblique angle, at an acute angle, or at an obtuse angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the bone. Advantageously, the size, shape, and angle of the resection can be predefined and can be determined preoperatively and/or can be patient-specific. In manner, the tibial resection guide 822 serves to provide for a patient-specific osteotomy procedure. Alternatively, or in addition, the resection features 826 can be configured to enable a surgeon to readily resect in a plantar direction and/or a dorsal direction. In certain embodiments, the resection features 826 may include an opening on one end or the other or both ends to permit the surgeon to position a cutting tool to make desired cuts that can extend laterally or medially.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024