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US 2015/0032113 A1Published application
Customizable joint replacement apparatus
AssigneeGreatbatch Ltd.
InventorDaniel L. Anderson
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Abstract
In various examples, an apparatus includes an instrument body including a protrusion configured to be sized according to an anatomy of a bone of a patient. A guide is configured to guide an aspect of a resection procedure of the bone, wherein the protrusion, when sized, is configured to abut the patient's bone to maintain the instrument body in a first position with respect to the bone during at least part of the resection procedure.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an instrument body including:
- a protrusion configured to be sized according to an anatomy of a bone of a patient;
- and
- a guide configured to guide an aspect of a resection procedure of the bone, wherein the protrusion, when sized, is configured to abut the patient's bone to maintain the instrument body in a first position with respect to the bone during at least the aspect of the resection procedure.
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A bone resection system comprising:
- an instrument body including;
- a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including an initial length and being configured to be sized to a final length according to an anatomy of a bone of a patient, the protrusions, in the respective final lengths, being configured to abut the patient's bone to provide point contact with the bone and maintain the instrument body in a first position with respect to the bone during at least part of a resection procedure of the bone;
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- a guide configured to guide at least one aspect of the resection procedure.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an instrument body including:
- a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion including an initial length and being configured to be sized to a final length according to an anatomy of a bone of a patient, the protrusions, in the respective final lengths, being configured to abut the patient's bone to provide point contact with the bone and maintain the instrument body in a first position with respect to the bone during at least part of the resection procedure;
- and
- a guide including:
- a hole including a longitudinal axis, wherein, with the instrument body in the first position, the longitudinal axis aligns with an axis of a guide pin to guide pin placement within the bone;
- and
- a slot sized to allow a cutting device to pass through the slot, wherein, with the instrument body in the first position, the slot aligns with a resection plane of the bone to guide a cutting device during resection of the bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.