Term #1,654
bone enagement surface
Claim Term
bone enagement surface
Origin matter
Patient Specific cutting guide
Reference Case 1
PER-10
Date Added
2/15/22
Created
2/15/22, 12:18 PM
Modified
8/22/23, 11:09 PM
Full Desc
"Bone engagement surface" refers to a surface or other feature of an object, instrument, or apparatus, such as an implant that is oriented toward, faces, or contacts one or more bones of a patient. In one aspect, the bone engagement surface may abut, touch, or contact a surface of a bone. In another aspect, the bone engagement surface, or parts of the bone engagement surface, may be close to, but not abut, touch, or contact a surface of the bone. In certain aspects, the bone engagement surface can be configured to engage with a surface of one or more bones. Such a bone engagement surface may include projections and recesses that correspond to and match projections, bony topography (e.g., bone spurs and calcifications), anatomical features, and/or recesses of the one or more bone surfaces. As used herein, matching projections and recesses means that a projection on one structure is of the substantially same size and shape as a corresponding recess of the other structure such that when the two structures are brought into contact or close proximity each projection of one structure seats/sits/fits within the recess of the other structure. A bone engagement surface may include flat parts of a side or surface, contoured parts of a side or surface, projections and/or recesses of a side or surface, or any combination of these. Such variations in the make-up and configuration of a bone engagement surface can exist within a single embodiment or separate embodiments. Said another way, a bone engagement surface is a surface that is the mirror inverse of a surface of the bone that the bone engagement surface abuts, touches, and/or contacts.