Term #2,146
bone engagement member
Claim Term
bone engagement member
Origin matter
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR /OR LAPIDUS CORRECTION
Reference Case 1
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Date Added
2/2/24
Created
2/2/24, 6:30 PM
Modified
2/2/24, 6:41 PM
Full Desc
"Bone engagement member" refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, member, system, assembly or module structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to connect, join, link, contact, touch, abut, interface with, couple to, or engage with a bone, a bone part, bony topography (e.g., bone spurs and calcifications), anatomical bone feature, and/or a bone fragment. The connection, coupling, linkage, contact, or engagement may be a mechanical connection or interconnection. A bone engagement member may enable temporary engagement with a bone or bone fragment or permanent engagement with a bone or bone fragment. A bone engagement member may include a bone engagement surface, a bone engagement feature, a body section that supports the bone engagement surface, or the like. In certain embodiments, a bone engagement member may include a bone probe or a joint seeker. In one embodiment, a bone engagement member may include a landmark registration feature. Alternatively, or in addition, a bone engagement member 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 member is a bone engagement member 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.