Artificial neural network for fitting or aligning orthopedic implants

A system for fitting, aligning, or fitting and aligning a virtual implant component for a joint replacement in a patient comprising:

• at least one computer system comprising at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive imaging data of the joint of the patient,
• wherein the imaging data comprises at least one image of at least a portion of a surface of the joint, wherein the imaging data comprises a CT scan, an MRI scan, an ultrasound scan, data generated based on one, two or more x-rays or combinations thereof of the joint,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the at least a portion of the surface of the joint based on the imaging data,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to access electronic data of a virtual implant component, the virtual implant component comprising a shape associated with a physical implant component,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to use an artificial neural network to fit, align, or fit and align the virtual implant component in relationship to the 3D model of the at least a portion of the surface of the joint, and
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to use the artificial neural network to fit, align, or fit and align the virtual implant component in relationship to the at least a portion of the surface the joint, an anatomic structure, an anatomic axis, a biomechanical axis, a mechanical axis, a rotation axis, a predetermined angle, a version, a slope, a joint line, or a combination thereof.