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Advantageously, the embodiment of the present disclosure include features and aspects that assist a surgeon in locating at least one reference feature, which can then be used in one or more stages of a surgical procedure. In certain embodiments, the actual instruments fabricated using the present disclosure may include one or more references (e.g., a model references). The one or more model instruments may use the one or more references to position and/or orient the one or more model instruments such that other steps of a surgical procedure can be performed in relation to those one or more model instruments and/or model references. Certain model references may key off or related to anatomical references of modeled anatomical body parts. The reference feature(s) correspond to the model references and together enable a surgeon to identify reference features on actual anatomy of a patient for a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, the reference feature may comprise a pin placed within a hole of an instrument. Alternatively, or in addition, the reference feature may comprise a bone engagement surface of an instrument or device, such as a patient-specific device.

Added by DJM Jan 2024