Term #2,039
bone engagement feature
Claim Term
bone engagement feature
Origin matter
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INSTRUMENTATION
Reference Case 1
PER-24
Date Added
6/28/23
Created
6/28/23, 3:26 PM
Modified
11/11/23, 4:28 PM
Full Desc
"Bone engagement feature" refers to a structure, feature, component, aspect configured to contact, touch, abut, and/or engage with a bone, a bone part, bony topography (e.g., bone spurs and calcifications), anatomical bone feature, and/or a bone fragment. A bone engagement feature may enable temporary engagement with a bone or bone fragment or permanent engagement with a bone or bone fragment. A bone engagement feature may include a bone engagement surface and/or a body section that supports the bone engagement surface. In certain embodiments, a bone engagement feature may include a bone probe or a joint seeker. In one embodiment, a bone engagement feature may include a landmark registration feature. Alternatively, or in addition, a bone engagement feature can include a bone attachment feature configured to engage with bone and/or to cooperate with a fastener to engage with bone.
A patient-specific bone engagement feature is a bone engagement feature that includes one or more aspects that are patient-specific. The patient-specific aspects can include, but are not limited to, a surface contour, a contour for a part of a surface, a position for a resection feature, a size, shape and/or configuration of a resection feature, a position, size, shape, and/or number of bone attachment features, or the like.