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270

In one embodiment, the set of work instructions 1040 provides at least the minimal amount of information, data, files, metadata, and/or resources needed for the patient-specific device design apparatus 450 to generate, or facilitate generation of, a patient-specific device. In the illustrated embodiment, the set of work instructions 1040 includes the medical imaging 1030 in the form of STL files generated by a segmentor 1020. The set of work instructions 1040 may also include a workflow 1050. The set of work instructions 1040 can include a variety of information such as patient identification information, information about the type of surgical procedure to be performed, the surgeon who will do the procedure, a prescription for the procedure and/or the patient-specific device, location information (i.e. file system location, server location, online service credentials, 3rd party facility access credentials, etc.) for the medical imaging 1030, the workflow 1050, and/or a repository of template patient-specific device models for use by the patient-specific device design apparatus 450, and the like.

Added by DJM Jan 2024