As used herein, "registration" refers to a method, process, module, component, apparatus, and/or system that seeks to achieve precision in the alignment of two objects. One object may serve as a source object and the other object may serve as the destination object. The source object and destination object may each be physical objects and/or one object or the other may be a model of an object, the model maintained, represented, and managed within a computer. The goal of the registration operation is to coordinate, align, or arrange the source object and the destination object in to a substantially matching relationship relative to each other. In one example, a source object may be a physical device, implant, or instrument designed and configured to contact a surface of the destination object. Accordingly, the two connecting surfaces may be configured to each have a substantially matching contour (one the inverse of the other). In this example, the destination object may be a natural object such as a bone of a patient. The contour of the destination object may be obtained by using medical imaging and models derived from the medical imaging. In the process of registering the source object to the destination object two surfaces of the objects may be brought into contact and one object, or the other, or both, may be moved relative to each other until each protrusion from one objects fits within a corresponding recess, depression, void, or groove of the other object and/or the other object's surface and vice versa. When such alignment and/or coordination of the source object and destination object is accomplished the source object is considered "registered" with destination object. In this example, the source object may be an instrument and destination object is a bone and the instrument is registered with the bone surface when the instrument is placed against the bone such that the contour of the surface of the instrument touching the surface of the bone have a matching/coordinate relationship (e.g., each protrusion on one surface extends into a corresponding recess, depression, or void of the other surface). … more As used herein, "registration" refers to a method, process, module, component, apparatus, and/or system that seeks to achieve precision in the alignment of two objects. One object may serve as a source object and the other object may serve as the destination object. The source object and destination object may each be physical objects and/or one object or the other may be a model of an object, the model maintained, represented, and managed within a computer. The goal of the registration operation is to coordinate, align, or arrange the source object and the destination object in to a substantially matching relationship relative to each other. In one example, a source object may be a physical device, implant, or instrument designed and configured to contact a surface of the destination object. Accordingly, the two connecting surfaces may be configured to each have a substantially matching contour (one the inverse of the other). In this example, the destination object may be a natural object such as a bone of a patient. The contour of the destination object may be obtained by using medical imaging and models derived from the medical imaging. In the process of registering the source object to the destination object two surfaces of the objects may be brought into contact and one object, or the other, or both, may be moved relative to each other until each protrusion from one objects fits within a corresponding recess, depression, void, or groove of the other object and/or the other object's surface and vice versa. When such alignment and/or coordination of the source object and destination object is accomplished the source object is considered "registered" with destination object. In this example, the source object may be an instrument and destination object is a bone and the instrument is registered with the bone surface when the instrument is placed against the bone such that the contour of the surface of the instrument touching the surface of the bone have a matching/coordinate relationship (e.g., each protrusion on one surface extends into a corresponding recess, depression, or void of the other surface).

A "trigger" or "trigger event" may refer to any suitable event, condition, circumstance, and/or set of circumstances or change therein for which a monitor, listener, or receiver is configured to respond to based on such event, change, and/or set of circumstances. Examples trigger events include, but are not limited to, a <<FILL INHERE?>> among other events and/or circumstances that are possible and contemplated herein. … more A "trigger" or "trigger event" may refer to any suitable event, condition, circumstance, and/or set of circumstances or change therein for which a monitor, listener, or receiver is configured to respond to based on such event, change, and/or set of circumstances. Examples trigger events include, but are not limited to, a <<FILL INHERE?>> among other events and/or circumstances that are possible and contemplated herein.

"Means of transportation" refers to any transport apparatus, device, system, module, vehicle, process, or the like used to carry people or cargo from a point of origination to a destination. (Search "means of transportation" on Wikipedia.com Oct. 19, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 9, 2022.) Examples of means of transportation include vehicles, systems, or apparatus, for moving a person or cargo in, through, using, or over a variety of mode of transport, such as ships, aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, wagons, carts, bicycles, and the like. … more "Means of transportation" refers to any transport apparatus, device, system, module, vehicle, process, or the like used to carry people or cargo from a point of origination to a destination. (Search "means of transportation" on Wikipedia.com Oct. 19, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 9, 2022.) Examples of means of transportation include vehicles, systems, or apparatus, for moving a person or cargo in, through, using, or over a variety of mode of transport, such as ships, aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, wagons, carts, bicycles, and the like.

"Mode of transport" refers to a way, or how, a person or cargo is transported. Examples of modes of transport include air, water, land, space, animal powered, and human powered, including walking, running, or crawling. (Search "mode of transport" on Wikipedia.com Feb. 7, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 9, 2022.) Examples of means of transportation include vehicles, systems, or apparatus, for moving a person or cargo in, through, using, or over a variety of mode of transport, such as ships, aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, wagons, carts, bicycles, and the like. … more "Mode of transport" refers to a way, or how, a person or cargo is transported. Examples of modes of transport include air, water, land, space, animal powered, and human powered, including walking, running, or crawling. (Search "mode of transport" on Wikipedia.com Feb. 7, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 9, 2022.) Examples of means of transportation include vehicles, systems, or apparatus, for moving a person or cargo in, through, using, or over a variety of mode of transport, such as ships, aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles, wagons, carts, bicycles, and the like.

As used herein, a "sensor" refers to a device, component, circuit, system, chip, hardware, logic, or circuitry configured to detect, sense, and/or measure an attribute, feature, or characteristic of an environment, a space, a thing, an apparatus, a circuit, a component, and/or the like. Examples of a sensor include but are not limited to a speedometer, an accelerometer, a goniometer, a digital goniometer, a tiltmeter, an inclinometer, a potentiometer, a geomagnetic sensor, an acoustic sensor, a dynamic acceleration sensor, a dynamic acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, a temperature sensor, global positioning system, and the like. In certain embodiments, a single sensor may detect, sense, and/or measure a single attribute, feature, or characteristic. In other embodiments, a single sensor may detect, sense, and/or measure a plurality of attributes, features, and/or characteristics. A sensor can be made up of analog, digital, electrical, mechanical, and/or electromechanical components and may function with or without an external power source. A sensor can employ a variety of technologies in order to detect, sense, and/or measure an attribute, feature, or characteristic. For example, certain sensors may use electronic signals, radio signals, electromagnetic signals, magnetic signals, light signals, sound signals, and the like. Certain sensors may include a receiver and/or a transmitter of signals or waves for performing the sensing feature. Often a sensor is configured to communicate information about a detected, sensed, and/or measured an attribute, feature, or characteristic to another electronic component or device. The information may be communicated using a wired connection or a wireless connection. … more As used herein, a "sensor" refers to a device, component, circuit, system, chip, hardware, logic, or circuitry configured to detect, sense, and/or measure an attribute, feature, or characteristic of an environment, a space, a thing, an apparatus, a circuit, a component, and/or the like. Examples of a sensor include but are not limited to a speedometer, an accelerometer, a goniometer, a digital goniometer, a tiltmeter, an inclinometer, a potentiometer, a geomagnetic sensor, an acoustic sensor, a dynamic acceleration sensor, a dynamic acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, a temperature sensor, global positioning system, and the like. In certain embodiments, a single sensor may detect, sense, and/or measure a single attribute, feature, or characteristic. In other embodiments, a single sensor may detect, sense, and/or measure a plurality of attributes, features, and/or characteristics. A sensor can be made up of analog, digital, electrical, mechanical, and/or electromechanical components and may function with or without an external power source. A sensor can employ a variety of technologies in order to detect, sense, and/or measure an attribute, feature, or characteristic. For example, certain sensors may use electronic signals, radio signals, electromagnetic signals, magnetic signals, light signals, sound signals, and the like. Certain sensors may include a receiver and/or a transmitter of signals or waves for performing the sensing feature. Often a sensor is configured to communicate information about a detected, sensed, and/or measured an attribute, feature, or characteristic to another electronic component or device. The information may be communicated using a wired connection or a wireless connection.

"Icon" refers to a symbol, graphic, drawing, picture, image, or other representation of an actual, logical, virtual, or metaphorical object, activity, method, process, process step, feature, geographic feature, aspect, or concept. … more "Icon" refers to a symbol, graphic, drawing, picture, image, or other representation of an actual, logical, virtual, or metaphorical object, activity, method, process, process step, feature, geographic feature, aspect, or concept.

"North up" refers to an orientation mode for a navigational system, method, process, module, and/or apparatus in which a user interface displays navigational data such as icon, an image, a map, and/or map features within the user interface such that the top of the user interface aligns with a north compass direction (e.g., a cardinal direction) in relation to the navigational data. … more "North up" refers to an orientation mode for a navigational system, method, process, module, and/or apparatus in which a user interface displays navigational data such as icon, an image, a map, and/or map features within the user interface such that the top of the user interface aligns with a north compass direction (e.g., a cardinal direction) in relation to the navigational data.

"Orientation" refers to a direction a person or object is pointing or moving. Often an orientation is defined in relation to geographic compass direction, such as cardinal directions (e.g., North, South, East, West). … more "Orientation" refers to a direction a person or object is pointing or moving. Often an orientation is defined in relation to geographic compass direction, such as cardinal directions (e.g., North, South, East, West).

"Orientation mode" refers to a mode of operation for a navigation apparatus, system, method, module, component, firmware, circuit, and/or software that identifies how navigational information, navigation data (e.g., a map data) is presented to a user. A number of orientation modes may exist depending on the means of transport being used, mode of transport being used, and other factors. Examples of orientation modes include but are not limited to heading up orientation mode, north up orientation mode, course up orientation mode, and the like. … more "Orientation mode" refers to a mode of operation for a navigation apparatus, system, method, module, component, firmware, circuit, and/or software that identifies how navigational information, navigation data (e.g., a map data) is presented to a user. A number of orientation modes may exist depending on the means of transport being used, mode of transport being used, and other factors. Examples of orientation modes include but are not limited to heading up orientation mode, north up orientation mode, course up orientation mode, and the like.

"Navigation" refers to the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route. (Search "define navigation" on google.com. Oxford Languages, Copyright 2022. Oxford University Press. Web., Modified. Accessed 17 Feb. 2022.) … more "Navigation" refers to the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route. (Search "define navigation" on google.com. Oxford Languages, Copyright 2022. Oxford University Press. Web., Modified. Accessed 17 Feb. 2022.)

"Waypoint" refers to an intermediate point, location, or place on a route or line of travel and/or a stopping point or point at which a course is changed. A waypoint can refer to coordinates which identify a user's position on the globe at the end of each "leg" (stage) of a route. (Search "waypoint" on Wikipedia.com Oct. 14, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 3, 2022.) In certain examples, a point of origination and/or a destination may each be a particular type of waypoint. … more "Waypoint" refers to an intermediate point, location, or place on a route or line of travel and/or a stopping point or point at which a course is changed. A waypoint can refer to coordinates which identify a user's position on the globe at the end of each "leg" (stage) of a route. (Search "waypoint" on Wikipedia.com Oct. 14, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Feb. 3, 2022.) In certain examples, a point of origination and/or a destination may each be a particular type of waypoint.

As used herein, a "navigational system" and/or a "navigation module" refers to an apparatus, device, component, system, assembly, mechanism, hardware, software, firmware, circuit, module, set of data, or logic structured, organized, configured, programmed, designed, arranged, or engineered to facilitate navigation of a user or goods from a place of origination or starting point to a destination. … more As used herein, a "navigational system" and/or a "navigation module" refers to an apparatus, device, component, system, assembly, mechanism, hardware, software, firmware, circuit, module, set of data, or logic structured, organized, configured, programmed, designed, arranged, or engineered to facilitate navigation of a user or goods from a place of origination or starting point to a destination.

"Orientation" refers to a direction, angle, position, condition, state, or configuration of a first object, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly relative to another object, component, part, apparatus, system, assembly, reference point, reference axis, or reference plane. … more "Orientation" refers to a direction, angle, position, condition, state, or configuration of a first object, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly relative to another object, component, part, apparatus, system, assembly, reference point, reference axis, or reference plane.

"Contextual navigation direction orientation" refers generally to features, functions, methods, apparatuses, devices, circuits, modules, components, firmware, and/or software configured to manage an orientation for navigational direction information based on a context for the navigation. … more "Contextual navigation direction orientation" refers generally to features, functions, methods, apparatuses, devices, circuits, modules, components, firmware, and/or software configured to manage an orientation for navigational direction information based on a context for the navigation.

"Volatile memory media" or "memory" refers to any hardware, device, component, element, or circuit configured to maintain an alterable physical characteristic used to represent a binary value of zero or one for which the alterable physical characteristic reverts to a default state that no longer represents the binary value when a primary power source is removed or unless a primary power source is used to refresh the represented binary value. Examples of volatile memory media include but are not limited to dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), static random-access memory (SRAM), double data rate random-access memory (DDR RAM) or other random-access solid-state memory. While the volatile memory media is referred to herein as memory media, in various embodiments, the volatile memory media may more generally be referred to as volatile memory. In certain embodiments, data stored in volatile memory media is addressable at a byte level which means that the data in the volatile memory media is organized into bytes (8 bits) of data that each have a unique address, such as a logical address. … more "Volatile memory media" or "memory" refers to any hardware, device, component, element, or circuit configured to maintain an alterable physical characteristic used to represent a binary value of zero or one for which the alterable physical characteristic reverts to a default state that no longer represents the binary value when a primary power source is removed or unless a primary power source is used to refresh the represented binary value. Examples of volatile memory media include but are not limited to dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), static random-access memory (SRAM), double data rate random-access memory (DDR RAM) or other random-access solid-state memory. While the volatile memory media is referred to herein as memory media, in various embodiments, the volatile memory media may more generally be referred to as volatile memory. In certain embodiments, data stored in volatile memory media is addressable at a byte level which means that the data in the volatile memory media is organized into bytes (8 bits) of data that each have a unique address, such as a logical address.

"Navigation history" refers to a set of data that identifies one or more places, waypoints, or locations, a person or user has visited and/or navigated through or to, in the past. … more "Navigation history" refers to a set of data that identifies one or more places, waypoints, or locations, a person or user has visited and/or navigated through or to, in the past.

"Malrotation" refers to a condition in which a part, typically a part of a patient's body has rotated from a normal postion to an unnormal position. … more "Malrotation" refers to a condition in which a part, typically a part of a patient's body has rotated from a normal postion to an unnormal position.

An "active compression instrument" refers to a mechanical device, apparatus, member, object, body, component, or structure, that is organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to maintain two objects in a compressed state one against the other while a user performs one or more other operations, method steps, or activities. One example of an active compression instrument is a compressor or an instrument that can function as both a compressor and a distractor. … more An "active compression instrument" refers to a mechanical device, apparatus, member, object, body, component, or structure, that is organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to maintain two objects in a compressed state one against the other while a user performs one or more other operations, method steps, or activities. One example of an active compression instrument is a compressor or an instrument that can function as both a compressor and a distractor.

"Patient specific cutting guide" refers to a cutting guide designed, engineered, and/or fabricated for use with a specific patient. In one aspect, a patient specific cutting guide is unique to a single patient and may include features unique to the patient such as a surface contour or other features. … more "Patient specific cutting guide" refers to a cutting guide designed, engineered, and/or fabricated for use with a specific patient. In one aspect, a patient specific cutting guide is unique to a single patient and may include features unique to the patient such as a surface contour or other features.

"Soft tissue" refers to tissue of a patient (i.e., human or animal). Examples of soft tissue include but are not limited to skin, ligament, tendon, fascia, fat muscle, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, lymph vessels, brain tissue, and/or nerves. … more "Soft tissue" refers to tissue of a patient (i.e., human or animal). Examples of soft tissue include but are not limited to skin, ligament, tendon, fascia, fat muscle, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, lymph vessels, brain tissue, and/or nerves.