Paragraph 185
Paragraph 185
Matter Number
PER-20
Paragraph Number
185
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
PER-20
Reference Case 2
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Created
1/6/24, 10:06 PM
Modified
1/6/24, 10:06 PM
Id
15,980
Content
In the illustrated embodiment, of FIGS. 6A and 6B, the markers 614 may be guide pin holes for guide pins that may serve as reference features for at least an initial step in a surgical procedure and/or may serve as references for one or more subsequent steps in the surgical procedure. those of skill in the art will appreciate that other embodiments of markers 614 may be used within the scope of the present disclosure. FIGS. 6A and 6B that with the patient-specific features and/or markers 614 of the present disclosure a surgeon can position the actual patient-specific navigation guide 618 and/or actual patient-specific positioning guide 628 in desired positions on the anatomy. With the instruments in position ( a position that corresponds to, and/or matches, the position of the model instrument in the model), a surgeon can mark, identify, form, or create the reference features that successfully map model references to anatomical references on a patient.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024