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284

A fixation guide 1990 can help a surgeon in completing one or more temporary or permanent fixation steps for one or more bones, parts of bones, or other parts of a patient as part of an osteotomy procedure. One or more pin guides 1994 serve to guide a surgeon in deployment of one or more pins (e.g., K-wires) for use in a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, the one or more pin guides 1994 may engage with, and/or reference for position and/or trajectory off of one or more resection guides 1920 and/or any of the complementary components 1930. In one embodiment, one or more pin guides 1994 may be configured to enable (or facilitate) deployment of one or more pins at a predefined distance, offset, and/or trajectory relative to another component of the osteotomy system 1900 and/or one or more osteotomies formed during a surgical procedure. In another embodiment, one or more pin guides 1994 may be configured to enable (or facilitate) deployment of one or more pins at a patient-specific distance, offset, and/or trajectory relative to another component of the osteotomy system 1900 and/or one or more osteotomies formed during a surgical procedure. The patient-specific distance, offset, and/or trajectory may be predetermined to satisfy the needs of a patient and/or a surgeon.

Added by DJM Jan 2024