Paragraph Number

73

In the embodiment of Figures 3A through 3D, the guide features may guide a reciprocating planar blade, such as that of a surgical bone saw, that forms planar cuts in the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsus 230. Thus, the guide features may take the form of a first slot 350 and a second slot 352, which may be positioned toward the center of the body 310, on opposite sides of the joint probe 320. Thus, upon proper positioning of the cutting guide 300, the first slot 350 may be positioned over the first cuneiform 210 to facilitate resection of the first cuneiform 210, while the second slot 352 may be positioned over the first metatarsus 230 to facilitate resection of the first metatarsus 230.

Added by DJM 7 2021