Paragraph Number

366

In the illustrated embodiment, the pin guides 2200 (e.g., a posterior pin guide 2202 and an anterior pin guide 2204) serve to enable deployment of fasteners 2216 a distance, such as a predetermined distance from a posterior side 2036 and/or an anterior side 2034 of a resection guide 2020. The fasteners 2216 engage with the holes 2214 and the holes 2214 and arm 2206 cooperate to direct the fasteners 2216 into the bone in a desired position and/or angle. The fastener 2216 may engage the hole 2214 in a friction fit. In certain embodiments, once a fastener 2216 is deployed through a hole 2214, the pin guide 2200 may be removed by leaving the fastener 2216 in place and sliding the pin guide 2200 up and off of the fastener 2216.

Added by DJM Jan 2024