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Patient-Specific Orthopedic Instruments

  • US 20110071533A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2010
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An orthopedic device comprising:

  • a patient-specific alignment guide operable for preparing a bone of a patient for resection during joint arthroplasty, the alignment guide including a patient-specific bone engagement surface complementary to a surface of the bone of the patient, the surface of the bone imaged from a bone scan of the patient, the alignment guide including a plurality of guiding bores; and

    a plurality of alignment pins receivable through corresponding guiding bores for attaching the alignment guide to the bone, wherein the alignment pins are resorbable and configured to be cut off during a resection of the bone.

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