System and method for association of a guiding aid with a patient tissue
AssigneeThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation
InventorsJoseph P. Iannotti, Wael K. Barsoum, Jason A. Bryan, Peter D. O'Neill
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Abstract
A guide for placing a landmark(s) in a patient tissue comprises a central portion defining at least one guiding bore configured to receive and guide a tool for placing the at least one landmark in the patient tissue. Extended portions project away from the central portion, each of the extended portions having respective lower base surfaces contoured to mate with the patient tissue, at least the respective lower base surfaces being customized as a function of preoperative imaging of the patient tissue, whereby the guide is specific to the patient.
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A computer-assisted surgery method for assisting a positioning of a glenoid implant on a scapula, the computer-assisted surgery method comprising:
- obtaining a virtual model of a glenoid surface of a scapula;
- identifying a penetration landmark in the glenoid surface of the scapula;
- obtaining a planned positioning of a glenoid implant relative to the penetration landmark;
- determining a surgical plan based on the planned positioning of the glenoid implant;
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- generating and outputting at least one patient-specific guide model representative of the surgical plan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.