As used herein, “suitable for implantation” refers to device or implant configured such that deployment of the implant in a patient will result in a desired impact on the health and/or wellbeing of the patient. … more As used herein, “suitable for implantation” refers to device or implant configured such that deployment of the implant in a patient will result in a desired impact on the health and/or wellbeing of the patient.

As used herein, "posterior stabilizing tibial insert" refers to a tibial insert configured for use with a posterior stabilizing ("PS") prosthesis. … more As used herein, "posterior stabilizing tibial insert" refers to a tibial insert configured for use with a posterior stabilizing ("PS") prosthesis.

As used herein, "constrained condylar knee tibial insert" refers to a tibial insert configured for use with a constrained condylar knee ("CCK") prosthesis. … more As used herein, "constrained condylar knee tibial insert" refers to a tibial insert configured for use with a constrained condylar knee ("CCK") prosthesis.

As used herein, "cruciate retaining tibial insert" refers to a tibial insert configured for use with a cruciate retaining ("CR") prosthesis. … more As used herein, "cruciate retaining tibial insert" refers to a tibial insert configured for use with a cruciate retaining ("CR") prosthesis.

As used herein, “kinematics” refers to an area of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved. (Search "compartment" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) In certain embodiments, kinematics refers to aspects involved in the motion and/or interaction of components in motion in relation to each other and other components. Motions involved in kinematics may include but are not limited to linear, rotary, reciprocating, and/or oscillating. … more As used herein, “kinematics” refers to an area of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved. (Search "compartment" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) In certain embodiments, kinematics refers to aspects involved in the motion and/or interaction of components in motion in relation to each other and other components. Motions involved in kinematics may include but are not limited to linear, rotary, reciprocating, and/or oscillating.

As used herein, “constraint” refers to refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, system, or assembly that is structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to prevent, limit, impede, stop, or restrict motion or movement and/or operation of the another object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly. (Search "constraint" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) In certain embodiments, "constraint" may refer to a state of an object being constrained, temporarily, permanently, before, after, and/or during motion. … more As used herein, “constraint” refers to refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, system, or assembly that is structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to prevent, limit, impede, stop, or restrict motion or movement and/or operation of the another object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly. (Search "constraint" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) In certain embodiments, "constraint" may refer to a state of an object being constrained, temporarily, permanently, before, after, and/or during motion.

As used herein, “mediolateral stability” refers to a condition of joint and/or parts associated with a joint being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change along a medial-lateral axis of a patient and/or a joint of the patient. (Search "stability" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) … more As used herein, “mediolateral stability” refers to a condition of joint and/or parts associated with a joint being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change along a medial-lateral axis of a patient and/or a joint of the patient. (Search "stability" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.)

As used herein, "tibiofemoral rotation" refers to rotation of a tibia bone and/or part of a patient's leg that includes the tibia bone about a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a center axis of a leg of the patient. … more As used herein, "tibiofemoral rotation" refers to rotation of a tibia bone and/or part of a patient's leg that includes the tibia bone about a longitudinal axis that is parallel to a center axis of a leg of the patient.

As used herein, a “compartment” refers to a section, chamber, part or area, or one of a set of parts into which an area may be subdivided. (Search "compartment" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) … more As used herein, a “compartment” refers to a section, chamber, part or area, or one of a set of parts into which an area may be subdivided. (Search "compartment" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.)

As used herein, "articulation" refers to a joint or juncture between bones or cartilage in a skeleton of a vertebrate. In certain embodiments, "articulation" may also refer to the action or manner of jointing or interrelating, or the state of being jointed or interrelated (search "articulation" on Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2021. Web. 15 Nov. 2021. Modified.) … more As used herein, "articulation" refers to a joint or juncture between bones or cartilage in a skeleton of a vertebrate. In certain embodiments, "articulation" may also refer to the action or manner of jointing or interrelating, or the state of being jointed or interrelated (search "articulation" on Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2021. Web. 15 Nov. 2021. Modified.)

As used herein, a “articular” describes something that is of, at, or relating to one or more joints of the body. (Search "articular" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) … more As used herein, a “articular” describes something that is of, at, or relating to one or more joints of the body. (Search "articular" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.)

As used herein, an “insert” refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, system, or assembly that is structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to couple or connect to one or more other components, parts, or devices. In certain embodiments, an insert is configured to be inserted or deployed between two or more other components or structures. … more As used herein, an “insert” refers to an apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, system, or assembly that is structured, organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to couple or connect to one or more other components, parts, or devices. In certain embodiments, an insert is configured to be inserted or deployed between two or more other components or structures.

As used herein, “baseplate" refers to a structure, component, apparatus, or device that serves as a foundation or frame for other structures, components, apparatuses, or devices that may be coupled or connected to the baseplate. Often, a baseplate has a generally planar structure. … more As used herein, “baseplate" refers to a structure, component, apparatus, or device that serves as a foundation or frame for other structures, components, apparatuses, or devices that may be coupled or connected to the baseplate. Often, a baseplate has a generally planar structure.

As used herein, “femoral" describes a feature, aspect, component, function, attribute, structure or part that is, or is configured to, connect to, couple to, interact with, interoperate with or is otherwise associated with a femur bone of a human or animal. … more As used herein, “femoral" describes a feature, aspect, component, function, attribute, structure or part that is, or is configured to, connect to, couple to, interact with, interoperate with or is otherwise associated with a femur bone of a human or animal.

As used herein, “tibial" describes a feature, aspect, component, function, attribute, structure or part that is, or is configured to, connect to, couple to, interact with, interoperate with or is otherwise associated with a tibia bone of a human or animal. … more As used herein, “tibial" describes a feature, aspect, component, function, attribute, structure or part that is, or is configured to, connect to, couple to, interact with, interoperate with or is otherwise associated with a tibia bone of a human or animal.

"Metaphyseal" is an area of a bone where the diaphysis and the epiphysis come together. Typically, this is an area of the bone that has active bone growth. … more "Metaphyseal" is an area of a bone where the diaphysis and the epiphysis come together. Typically, this is an area of the bone that has active bone growth.

"Hallux rigidus" (HR) refers to a disorder within the MTP joint of the big toe. … more "Hallux rigidus" (HR) refers to a disorder within the MTP joint of the big toe.

As used herein, a “lesion" refers to any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. (Search "lesion" on Wikipedia.com 20 Oct. 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Accessed Dec. 1, 2021.) … more As used herein, a “lesion" refers to any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. (Search "lesion" on Wikipedia.com 20 Oct. 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Accessed Dec. 1, 2021.)

As used herein, a "lock" or "lock mechanism" refers to an object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly that either alone or in combination with other parts or components prevents, limits, impedes, is in a fixed relationship to, stops, or restricts motion or movement and/or operation of the another object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly. … more As used herein, a "lock" or "lock mechanism" refers to an object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly that either alone or in combination with other parts or components prevents, limits, impedes, is in a fixed relationship to, stops, or restricts motion or movement and/or operation of the another object, member, structure, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly.

As used herein, an "engagement axis" refers to an axis about which one apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, member, system, assembly or module engages with another apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, member, system, assembly or module either permanently or temporarily. … more As used herein, an "engagement axis" refers to an axis about which one apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, member, system, assembly or module engages with another apparatus, instrument, structure, device, component, member, system, assembly or module either permanently or temporarily.