Dave's PCF WIP: Paragraphs

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View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Once the first plate and second plate have been actuated apart, the method 1200 may proceed to step 1230 in which a separation indicator of the gap gauge may be read to obtain a displacement between the femur and the tibia. Once the displacement has been read, the method 1200 may proceed to step 1240 in which a balance indicator of the gap gauge is read to obtain a balance status between the femur and the tibia.	126	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	As used herein, a "set screw" refers to a type of screw generally used to secure a first object within, or against, second object, usually without using a nut. Set screws can be headless, meaning that the screw is fully threaded and has no head projecting past the thread's major diameter. If a set screw does have a head, the thread may extend to the head. A set screw can be driven by an internal-wrenching drive, such as a hex socket (Allen), star (Torx), square socket (Robertson), or a slot. In one embodiment, the set screw passes through a threaded hole in the second object (an outer object) and is tightened against the first object (an inner object) to prevent the inner object from moving relative to the outer object. The set screw can exert a compressional and/or clamping force through an end of the set screw that projects through the threaded hole. (Search "set screw" on Wikipedia.com Aug. 17, 2020. Modified. Accessed Jan. 6, 2020.)	116	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	FIGURE 9 illustrates a lock-out mechanism 130 that can include a set screw 908. The set screw 908 has threads that engage with threads of an opening 910 in the superior body 136. Moving the set screw 908 into the opening 910 activates the lock-out mechanism 130 and prevents rotation of the pin 158 and connected pivot plate 148. Moving the set screw 908 out of the opening 910 deactivates the lock-out mechanism 130 and permits rotation of the pin 158 and connected pivot plate 148.	115	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	The pin 158 can extend within the superior body 136 and couple to the needle 172. In this manner, rotation of the pin 158 causes the needle 172 to move and point in a different direction. In certain embodiments, the pin 158 may pass through a slot in the post 146 to enable both rotation of the pin 158 and movement of the pin 158 away from the inferior body 138 when the gap gauge 100 is used.	114	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	In certain embodiments, the pivot plate 148 may rotate freely about the pin 158. In such an embodiment, the pin 158 may include one or more pins 906. The pins 906 engage the pin 158 and the pivot plate 148 such that rotation of the pivot plate 148 causes rotation of the pin 158. In addition, if the pin 158 is fixed, or prevented from rotating about the pivot axis 162, the pins 906 may also retain the pivot plate 148 from rotating.	113	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	FIGURE 9 illustrates a support plate 150 that includes a knuckle 902 and openings 904a, 904b for at least one corresponding knuckle of the pivot plate 148. The knuckle 902 can connect the support plate 150 to the hinge 156 and the pivot plate 148. In such an embodiment, the support plate 150 and the pivot plate 148 can each serve as leaves of the hinge 156. When assembled, one or more knuckles of the pivot plate 148 align with one or more knuckles 902 of the support plate 150 and receive the pin 158. In this manner, the pivot plate 148, the pin 158, and the support plate 150 serve as a hinge to implement one embodiment of a balance indicator 126.	112	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Figure 9 illustrates an exploded view of an exemplary gap gauge 100, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGURE 9 illustrates details about how the hinge 156, pin 158, and needle 172 can cooperate to provide a balance indicator 126. In certain embodiments, the balance indicator 126 includes a lock-out mechanism 130 that can prevent rotation of the pivot plate 148 relative to the inferior plate 120 and/or the support plate 150 when the lock-out mechanism 130 is in a set configuration.	111	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Figure 8B is a rear view of a driver 152 and cam 702 of a gap gauge 100, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGURE 8B illustrates that the cam 702 may have an irregular radius that varies about the central axis 708. The length of the radius about the central axis 708 may be designed or engineered to achieve or maintain a desired displacement between the superior plate 118 and inferior plate 120 connected to the cam 702 and the follower 704.	110	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Figure 8A is a front view of a driver 152 of a gap gauge 100, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGURE 8A illustrates the separation indicator 124, the driver 152, the central axis 708, and an opening 802. The opening 802 may be an area between an outer surface of the driver 152 and a head of the fastener 154. The opening 802 may have a polygonal cross-sectional shape. In the illustrated embodiment, the opening 802 is has a hexagon cross-sectional shape. The opening 802 may be sized and configured to receive a shaft or drive head of a separate tool such as a wrench (not shown). A user may use the wrench in the opening 802 to achieve a mechanical advantage in rotating the driver 152 about the central axis 708.	109	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	A surgeon using the example gap gauge 100 may use the displacement amount and/or the balance status to choose from a set of prosthesis available for an arthroplasty procedure. In one example, a surgeon may choose a different prosthesis than one pre-operatively selected based on the balance status reported/measured by the balance indicator 126 and/or the example balance gauge 168. The different prosthesis may be selected to compensate for the balance status reported/measured by the balance indicator 126 and/or the example balance gauge 168. If a compensating prosthesis is selected, the surgeon may not need to make any changes to the joint 108 to accomplish a desired balance condition.	127	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	In another example, if the balance status indicates a varus condition, a first prosthesis may be selected during the procedure. if the balance status indicates a valgus condition, a second prosthesis may be selected during the procedure. Alternatively, or in addition, the displacement and/or balance status may be used by a surgeon to determine whether to do further resection of the femur 102 and/or tibia 104, whether to release one or more of the medial collateral ligament and the lateral collateral ligament, or take other steps of the arthroplasty procedure in an effort to accomplish a desired outcome for the arthroplasty procedure.	128	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Once the displacement and the balance status has been read, the method 1200 may proceed to step 1250 in which tension applied to the femur and/or the tibia by a medial collateral ligament and/or a lateral collateral ligament is adjusted. Once the tension applied to the femur and/or the tibia is adjusted, the method 1200 may proceed to step 1260 in which the balance indicator of the gap gauge is read to obtain an adjusted balance status between the femur and the tibia in response to adjusting the tension. After reading the adjusted balance, the method 1200 may end with the balance of the joint having the desired balance status.	129	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Alternatively, or in addition thereto, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which a tension applied to the femur and the tibia by one or more of a medial collateral ligament and a lateral collateral ligament may be adjusted and the balance indicator of the gap gauge may be read to obtain an adjusted balance status between the femur and the tibia in response to adjusting the tension.	130	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Alternatively, or in addition thereto, once tension applied to the femur and the tibia by one or more of a medial collateral ligament and a lateral collateral ligament is adjusted, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which one or more of the medial collateral ligament and the lateral collateral ligament are released while the gap gauge remains between the femur and the tibia and remains actuated.	131	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Alternatively, or in addition thereto, once tension applied to the femur and the tibia by one or more of a medial collateral ligament and a lateral collateral ligament is adjusted, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which the gap gauge is removed from between the femur and the tibia. Once the gap gauge is removed from between the femur and the tibia, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which one or more of the resected surface of the femur and the resected surface of the tibia is resected. Once one or more of the resected surface of the femur and the resected surface of the tibia are resected, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which the first plate and the second plate of the gap gauge is re-inserted between the femur and the tibia. Once the first plate and the second plate of the gap gauge is re-inserted between the femur and the tibia, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which the first plate and the second plate are actuated apart such that the first plate is in contact with the resected surface, or further resected surface, of the femur and the second plate is in contact with the resected surface, or further resected surface, of the tibia. Once the first plate and second plate are actuated apart, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which the separation indicator of the gap gauge is read to obtain the displacement between the femur and the tibia. Once the displacement is obtained, the method 1200 may proceed to a step in which the balance indicator of the gap gauge is read to obtain the balance status between the femur and the tibia.	132	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Any methods disclosed herein comprise one or more steps or actions for performing the described method. The method steps and/or actions may be interchanged with one another. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions is required for proper operation of the embodiment, the order and/or use of specific steps and/or actions may be modified.	133	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	Reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment" or "the embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the quoted phrases, or variations thereof, as recited throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.	134	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	While specific embodiments and applications of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the scope of this disclosure is not limited to the precise configuration and components disclosed herein. Various modifications, changes, and variations which will be apparent to those skilled in the art may be made in the arrangement, operation, and details of the methods and systems of the present disclosure set forth herein without departing from it spirit and scope.	135	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	1.A gap gauge for facilitating an arthroplasty procedure on a first bone and a second bone of a patient, the gap gauge comprising:	136	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM
View Edit Delete	OPT-9	a first plate positionable in contact with the first bone;	137	Added by DJM 2 2021	2/17/21, 12:00 AM

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