Patient matching surgical guide and method for using the same
OwnerGeorge Freyinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for developing customized apparatus for use in one or more surgical procedures is disclosed. The system and method incorporates a patient's unique anatomical features or morphology, which may be derived from capturing MRI data or CT data, to fabricate at least one custom apparatus. According to a preferred embodiment, the customized apparatus comprises a plurality of complementary surfaces based on a plurality of data points from the MRI or CT data. Thus, each apparatus may be matched in duplicate and oriented around the patient's own anatomy, and may further provide any desired axial alignments or insertional trajectories. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may further be aligned and/or matched with at least one other apparatus used during the surgical procedure.
Claims16
A patient-specific pedicle screw guide that mates with the anatomical features of a particular vertebra, comprising:
- a medial body configured to be positioned adjacent a vertebra;
- a first elongated wing extending from a first side of the medial body and terminating with a first column, wherein the first column comprises a first lower surfaces that anatomically mates with at least one first contour of the particular vertebra;
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- a second elongated wing extending from a second side of the medial body opposite the first side and terminating with a second column, wherein the second column comprises a second lower surface that anatomically mates with at least one second contour of the particular vertebra;
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- wherein the first and second lower surfaces are determined from and complementary to the patient's anatomy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.