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US 2021/0330463 A1Published application
Customized patient-specific 3d printed positioning augment for orthopaedic surgical implant
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsClinton A. Beck, Jeffrey R. Roose
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Abstract
An orthopaedic prosthetic component includes a manufactured acetabular shell component having an outer wall and an additively manufactured augment coupled to the outer wall. The augment includes an outer surface that defines a customized patient-specific negative contour shaped to conform to a positive contour of a patient's bone. A method for manufacturing the prosthetic component is also disclosed.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing an orthopaedic prosthetic, the method comprising:
- providing a manufactured acetabular shell component having an outer wall;
- and
- additively manufacturing an augment coupled to the outer wall of the manufactured acetabular shell component, wherein the augment comprises an outer surface that defines a customized patient-specific negative contour shaped to conform to a positive contour of a patient's bone.
An orthopaedic prosthetic component comprising:
- a manufactured acetabular shell component having an outer wall;
- and
- an additively manufactured augment coupled to the outer wall of the manufactured acetabular shell component, wherein the augment comprises an outer surface that defines a customized patient-specific negative contour shaped to conform to a positive contour of a patient's bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.