Minimally invasive joint implant with 3-dimensional geometry matching the articular surfaces
AssigneeConforMIS, Inc.
InventorsPhilipp Lang, Daniel Steines, Hacene Bouadi, David Miller
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Abstract
This invention is directed to orthopedic implants and systems. The invention also relates to methods of implant design, manufacture, modeling and implantation as well as to surgical tools and kits used therewith. The implants are designed by analyzing the articular surface to be corrected and creating a device with an anatomic or near anatomic fit; or selecting a pre-designed implant having characteristics that give the implant the best fit to the existing defect.
Claims26
A method of designing, using a computer system, a patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a joint of a patient, the method comprising:
- creating a model representing at least a portion of an articular surface of the patient's joint based on electronic image data of the patient's joint;
- providing the model to make an altered model by removing at least a portion of an osteophyte of the joint to accommodate the implantation of an implant;
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- designing a surgical implantation tool based at least in part on the altered model of the patient's joint.
A method of designing, using a computer system, a patient-specific implant for use in surgery on a joint of a patient, the method comprising:
- creating a model representing at least a portion of an articular surface of the patient's joint based on electronic image data of the patient's joint;
- providing the model for creating an altered model by removing at least a portion of an osteophyte of the joint to accommodate the implantation of an implant;
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- designing an implant based at least in part on the altered model of the patient's joint.
A method of designing, using a computer system, a patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a joint of a patient, the method comprising:
- designing a surgical implantation tool based at least in part on a model of a patient's joint, wherein the model is based on one or more electronic images of at least a portion of an articular surface of the patient's joint and further wherein the model is altered to remove at least a portion of an osteophyte of the patient's joint.
A method of designing, using a computer system, a patient-specific implant for use in surgery on a joint of a patient, the method comprising:
- designing an implant based at least in part on a model of a patient's joint, wherein the model is based on one or more electronic images of at least a portion of an articular surface of the patient's joint and further wherein the model is altered to remove at least a portion of an osteophyte of the patient's joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.