Implant Design Optimization for Geometric Uncertainty
AssigneeStryker Australia PTY LTD
InventorsTom Williamson, Ulrich Buehner, Darpan Shidid
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of planning orthopedic surgery. The method can include taking a scan of a patient bone, estimating a potential registration error to occur during the orthopedic surgery, and designing an implant based upon the scan and the potential registration error. The scan can be a three-dimensional scan. The implant can be a patient specific implant. The method can include modifying fixation elements based upon the scan and registration error to avoid impingement and/or disassociation with the bone.
Claims20
A method of planning an orthopedic surgery, the method comprising the steps of:
- taking a scan of a patient bone;
- estimating a potential registration error to occur during the orthopedic surgery;
- and
- designing an implant based upon the scan and the potential registration error.
A method of planning an orthopedic surgery, the method comprising the steps of:
- estimating a potential registration error to occur during the orthopedic surgery;
- designing an implant based on data representing a patient bone and the potential registration error, and
- implanting the implant on the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.