Shoulder guides
AssigneeMaterialise N.V.
InventorsFrederik GELAUDE, Koen ERALY
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Abstract
The application provides patient-specific surgical guides for positioning onto a glenoid of a patient, comprising two or more patient-specific positioning elements, each comprising a patient-specific surface which conforms with at least part of one or more features of the bone on or around the glenoid, and wherein the combination of these patient-specific positioning elements ensures a secure fit of the device when positioned onto the bone.
Claims12
A patient-specific surgical guide for positioning onto a glenoid of a patient, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a guiding element;
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- at least two patient-specific positioning elements linked to or forming an integral part of the support structure, each comprising a patient-specific surface which conforms with at least part of at least one feature of the bone on or around the glenoid, and wherein the combination of the two or more patient-specific positioning elements ensures a secure fit of the device when positioned onto the bone.
A method for providing a patient-specific surgical guide configured for positioning onto a glenoid of a patient, comprising:
- identifying and selecting, based on volume information of the glenoid from a patient, features of the bone on or surrounding the glenoid which are configured for fitting patient-specific positioning elements;
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- designing, based on the an installation direction of the surgical device and the volume information, a surgical device, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a guiding element;
- and
- at least two patient-specific positioning elements linked to or forming an integral part of the support structure, each comprising a patient-specific surface which conforms with at least part of at least one of the features of the bone on or around the glenoid, such that the combination of the at least two patient-specific positioning elements ensures a secure fit of the device when positioned onto the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.