Method for designing and manufacturing a bone implant

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having collectively stored thereon instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to at least:

• receive an anatomical image representative of an anatomical structure;
• generate an implant image associated with the anatomical structure, the implant image defining an inner surface that faces the anatomical image;
• determine a plurality of distances measured from respective locations of the inner surface to the anatomical image in respective straight lines, the distances representative of a superimposition of the implant image over the anatomical image;
• compare the distances to a tolerance;
• and
• when at least a select one of the plurality of distances is not within the tolerance, reposition the inner surface so as to change the at least select one of the plurality of distances.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a display coupled to the processor, the display configured to display visual information comprising an anatomical image and an implant image;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory having stored therein instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
• receiving the anatomical image representative of an anatomical structure;
• generating the implant image associated with the anatomical structure, the implant image defining an inner surface that faces the anatomical image;
• determining a plurality of distances measured from respective locations of the inner surface to the anatomical image, the distances representative of a superimposition of the implant image over the anatomical image;
• comparing the distances to a tolerance;
• and
• when at least a select one of the plurality of distances is not within the tolerance, repositioning the inner surface so as to change the at least select one of the plurality of distances.