PATIENT-ADAPTED AND IMPROVED ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS, DESIGNS AND RELATED TOOLS
First Claim
1. A femoral implant for a patient comprising one or more patient-specific features, wherein the one or more patient-specific features includes a joint-facing surface of a condylar portion of the femoral implant that has a patient-specific sagittal curvature.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed relating improved articular models, implant components, and related guide tools and procedures. In addition, methods and devices are disclosed relating articular models, implant components, and/or related guide tools and procedures that include one or more features derived from patient-data, for example, images of the patient'"'"'s joint. The data can be used to create a model for analyzing a patient'"'"'s joint and to devise and evaluate a course of corrective action. The data also can be used to create patient-adapted implant components and related tools and procedures.
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3 Claims
- 1. A femoral implant for a patient comprising one or more patient-specific features, wherein the one or more patient-specific features includes a joint-facing surface of a condylar portion of the femoral implant that has a patient-specific sagittal curvature.
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