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US 8,735,773 B2Granted
Implant device and method for manufacture
AssigneeConforMIS, Inc.
InventorPhilipp Lang
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for optimizing the manufacture and/or production of patient-specific orthopedic implants. The methods include obtaining image data of a patient, selecting a blank implant to be optimized for the patient, and modifying the blank implant utilizing techniques disclosed herein to alter specific features of the implant to conform to the patient's anatomy.
Claims21
A method for making an implant suitable for a joint, the method comprising:
- a. determining a three-dimensional shape of at least a portion of an articular surface of the joint from electronic image data of the joint;
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- b. altering a blank to form an implant, wherein at least a portion of the surface of the implant conforms to the three-dimensional shape, wherein the implant further includes one or more standard features.
A method for making an implant suitable for a joint, the method comprising:
- a. determining a three-dimensional shape of at least a portion of an articular surface of the joint from electronic image data of the joint;
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- b. subtracting material from a blank to form a surface of the implant, wherein at least a portion of the surface of the implant conforms to the three-dimensional shape, wherein the implant includes one or more standard features not derived from the electronic image data.
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