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Method for design and production of custom-fit prosthesis

  • US 20050043835A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2003
  • Published: 02/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method a producing a mold from which a custom-fit implant may be directly manufactured, the method comprising:

  • receiving medical image data representing surrounding portions of a patient'"'"'s anatomy to be repaired by surgical implantation of the custom-fit implant;

    performing three-dimensional surface reconstruction based on the medical image data;

    designing the custom-fit implant based on the three-dimensional surface reconstruction;

    creating a two-part mold with a void in the shape of the custom-fit implant by subtracting a representation of the custom-fit implant from a representation of a mold; and

    outputting the two-part mold from which the custom-fit implant may be directly manufactured.

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