Paragraph Number

108

As shown, the cutting guide 700 may have a body 710 with a monolithic construction and the general shape of a rectangular prism. The cutting guide 700 may further have a joint alignment feature that helps align the body 710 with the metatarsocuneiform joint between the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsal 230. The joint alignment feature may consist of a joint probe 720 that extends from the body 710 and has a blade-like shape. The body 710 may reside on the dorsal surfaces of the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsal 230, while the joint probe 720 may protrude into the metatarsocuneiform joint between the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsal 230 to provide proper alignment of the body 710 with the metatarsocuneiform joint. Notably, the joint probe 720 may have surfaces that are not simply planar, but rather have some contouring by which the shape of the joint probe 720 is matched to the adjoining surfaces of the first cuneiform 210 and/or the first metatarsal 230. Such contouring of the joint probe 720 may enable more precise alignment of the body 710 with the metatarsocuneiform joint.

Added by DJM 2 2022