Paragraph 120
Paragraph 120
Application
Patient Specific cutting guide
Matter Number
PER-10
Paragraph Number
120
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
PER-10
Reference Case 2
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Created
2/25/22, 12:00 AM
Modified
2/25/22, 12:00 AM
Id
7,815
Content
As used herein, "osteotomy procedure" or "surgical osteotomy" refers to a surgical operation in which one or more bones are cut to shorten or lengthen them or to change their alignment. The procedure can include removing one or more portions of bone and/or adding one or more portions of bone or bone substitutes. (Search "osteotomy" on Wikipedia.com Feb. 3, 22, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 15, 2022.) As used herein, "patient specific osteotomy procedure" refers to an osteotomy procedure that has been adjusted, tailored, modified, or configured to specifically address the anatomy, physiology, condition, abnormalities, needs, or desires of a particular patient. In certain aspects, one patient specific osteotomy procedure may be useable in connection with only one patient. In other aspects, one patient specific osteotomy procedure may be useable with a number of patients having a particular class of characteristics.
Notes
Added by DJM 2 2022