Paragraph Number

381

The posterior alignment feature 2306 and/or anterior alignment feature 2304 assist a surgeon in aligning and/or positioning and/or orienting a first bone fragment (e.g., posterior bone fragment 2114) and a second bone fragment (e.g., anterior bone fragment 2116). In one embodiment, the surgeon seeks to reduce an osteotomy and bring the first bone fragment and second bone fragment in contact with each other to encourage the two bone fragments to grow together and heal an osteotomy closed. The posterior alignment feature 2306 and/or anterior alignment feature 2304 give a surgeon a secure, reliable, and stable tool to control and/or manipulate the bone fragments, which now may be mostly separated (but for a living hinge, opposite segment of cortical bone) or completely separated.

Added by DJM Jan 2024