Term #1,727
template
Claim Term
template
Origin matter
hook plate
Reference Case 1
VIL-17
Date Added
6/10/22
Created
6/10/22, 8:03 PM
Modified
6/13/22, 8:14 PM
Full Desc
"Template" refers to a part, component, member, tool, guide, or structure designed, adapted, configured, or engineered to show a user how another object can be positioned, sized, or oriented, with respect to another object. A template may serve as a guide. A template may be part of, integrated with, connected to, attachable to, or coupled to, another structure, device, or instrument. In one embodiment, a template may include a modifier that identifies a particular function, location, orientation, operation, type, and/or a particular structure for which the template is serving as an example or guide. Examples of such modifiers applied to a template, include, but are not limited to, "bone plate template" that identifies how a bone plate might fit, sit, or be oriented on a bone of a patient, a "fastener template" that identifies how a fastener might fit, sit, or be oriented when deployed in a patient, and the like. Furthermore, templates may include modifiers applied due to the procedure or location within a patient for which the template is to be used. For example, where a template is used for fixation of a bone, the template may be referred to herein as an “fixation template.” In one aspect, the template refers to a template configured, designed, and/or engineered to serve as a template for creating, generating, or fabricating a patient specific implant or instrument. In one aspect, the template may be used, as-is, without any further changes, modifications, or adjustments and thus become a non-patient-specific template. In another aspect, the template may be modified, adjusted, or configured to more specifically address the goals, objectives, or needs of a patient or a surgeon and by way of the modifications become a patient-specific template.