INSTRUMENT WITH TRANSPARENT PORTION FOR USE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC ALIGNMENT GUIDE
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1. A cutting guide for cutting an anatomical feature comprising:
- a first portion with a cutting guide surface that guides a cutting device when cutting the anatomical feature, the first portion being opaque; and
a second portion that is coupled to the first portion, the second portion being transparent to view the anatomical feature through the second portion and to orient the cutting guide relative to the anatomical feature.
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Abstract
A system for orienting objects relative to an anatomical feature of a patient includes a guide with a reference guide surface. The system also includes a referencing object that is guided by the reference guide surface toward the anatomical feature to be fixed to the anatomical feature in a reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature. Moreover, the system includes an instrument with at least a portion that is transparent. The referencing object is viewable through the transparent portion of the instrument to align the referencing object with the instrument and to orient the instrument in the reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature.
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26 Claims
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1. A cutting guide for cutting an anatomical feature comprising:
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a first portion with a cutting guide surface that guides a cutting device when cutting the anatomical feature, the first portion being opaque; and a second portion that is coupled to the first portion, the second portion being transparent to view the anatomical feature through the second portion and to orient the cutting guide relative to the anatomical feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for orienting objects relative to an anatomical feature of a patient, the system comprising:
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a guide including a reference guide surface; a referencing object that is guided by the reference guide surface toward the anatomical feature to be fixed to the anatomical feature in a reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature; and an instrument with an opening and at least a portion that is transparent adjacent the opening, the referencing object viewable through the transparent portion of the instrument to align the referencing object with the opening, the opening receiving the referencing object to orient the instrument in the reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of orienting objects relative to an anatomical feature of a patient, the method comprising:
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coupling a guide to the anatomical feature; guiding a referencing object toward the anatomical feature using a reference guide surface of the guide to establish the referencing object in a reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature; providing an instrument with an opening and at least a portion that is transparent adjacent the opening; orienting the instrument in the reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature by viewing the referencing object through the portion of the instrument and receiving the referencing object within the opening of the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for orienting objects relative to an anatomical feature of a patient, the system comprising:
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a patient-specific guide having a patient-specific surface with a three-dimensional contour that nests and closely conforms to a corresponding surface of the anatomical feature to align the patient-specific guide relative to the anatomical feature, the patient-specific guide also including a reference guide surface; a pin that is guided by the reference guide surface toward the anatomical feature to be fixed to the anatomical feature in a reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature; and a cutting guide with an opening, the cutting guide including a metallic portion that defines a cutting guide surface that guides a cutting device for cutting the anatomical feature, the cutting guide also including a transparent portion that defines the opening, the pin being viewable through the transparent portion to align the pin with the opening, the opening receiving the pin to orient the cutting guide in the reference orientation relative to the anatomical feature.
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