Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools
AssigneeConforMIS, Inc.
InventorsPhilipp Lang, Wolfgang Fitz
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.
Claims6
A patient-specific surgical instrument for use in surgically replacing or resurfacing portions of or an entire hip joint of a patient, comprising:
- a block having a patient-specific surface and a guide to direct or accommodate a surgical tool;
- wherein the patient-specific surface has at least a portion that substantially matches a subchondral bone surface of the hip joint of the patient;
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- wherein the aperture is configured relative to the patient-specific surface to provide a predefined path for the surgical tool that is aligned through a portion of tissue associated with the hip joint when the patient specific surface is placed against and aligned with the subchondral bone surface.
A patient-specific surgical instrument for use in surgically replacing or resurfacing portions of or an entire hip joint of a patient, comprising:
- a block having a patient-specific surface and an aperture to direct or accommodate a surgical tool;
- wherein the patient-specific surface has at least a portion that substantially matches a cartilage surface of the hip joint of the patient;
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- wherein the aperture is configured relative to the patient-specific surface to provide a predefined path for the surgical tool that is aligned through a portion of tissue associated with the hip joint when the patient specific surface is placed against and aligned with the cartilage surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.