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US 2012/0066892 A1Published application
Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools
AssigneeConforMIS, Inc.
InventorsPhilipp Lang, Wolfgang Fitz, Raymond A. Bojarski, Albert G. Burdulis, JR., Daniel Steines, Rene Vargas-Voracek
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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.
Claims1
A method of designing a template for use in a joint arthroplasty, comprising:
- obtaining electronic image data of a surface associated with a joint of a patient;
- virtually removing at least one deformity of the joint of the patient, and
- designing a template including guides based, at least in part, on the removal of the deformity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.