Paragraph 301
Paragraph 301
Application
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTATION
Matter Number
PER-24
Paragraph Number
301
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
14,682
Content
In certain cases, a surgeon may position the tibial resection guide 822 on the tibia 226 and secure it using the bone attachment feature(s) 828. Next, the surgeon may insert the shaft 878 into the alignment guide 874 and may use flouroscopy from an anterior view and/or a lateral view to confirm the shaft 878 is parallel in the frontal plane 264 and transverse plane 266. Alternatively, or in addition, the surgeon may deploy or stage (just insert one end into holes in the resection guides 820 so that the pins are held but do not enter the bone) and then use flouroscopy from a lateral view to check that the resection guard 870 are parallel with the anterior-posterior axis 888 in the sagittal plane 262. Since the tibial resection guide 822 was positioned and/or designed using a model of at least a portion of the foot and ankle of the patient, the surgeon can be assured that the tibial resection guide 822 is in the position desired. Of course, a similar process for checking and/or confirming can be done with the talus resection guide 824 as desired.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024