Surgical tools facilitating increased accuracy, speed and simplicity in performing joint arthroplasty
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1. A patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a knee joint of a patient, comprising:
- a block having a patient-specific surface and a guide;
the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a corresponding portion of a diseased or damaged articular surface of a tibial plateau of the knee joint of the patient; and
the guide having a shape to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool and having a predetermined position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding portion of the diseased or damaged articular surface, the guide defines a cutting or drilling path extending through at least a portion of the proximal end of the tibia and having a predetermined alignment relative to a predetermined tibial slope of the patient in a sagittal plane.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.
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1. A patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a knee joint of a patient, comprising:
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a block having a patient-specific surface and a guide; the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a corresponding portion of a diseased or damaged articular surface of a tibial plateau of the knee joint of the patient; and the guide having a shape to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool and having a predetermined position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding portion of the diseased or damaged articular surface, the guide defines a cutting or drilling path extending through at least a portion of the proximal end of the tibia and having a predetermined alignment relative to a predetermined tibial slope of the patient in a sagittal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a knee joint of a patient, comprising:
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a block having a patient-specific surface and a guide; the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a corresponding portion of a diseased or damaged articular surface of a tibial plateau of the knee joint of the patient, wherein at least a portion of the corresponding portion includes a cartilage surface; and the guide having a shape to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool and having a predetermined position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding portion of the diseased or damaged articular surface, the guide defines a cutting or drilling path extending through at least a portion of the proximal end of the tibia and having a predetermined alignment relative to the patient-specific surface to define a predetermined tibial slope of the patient in a sagittal plane. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A patient-specific surgical tool for surgery on a tibia of a patient, comprising:
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a block having a patient-specific surface and a guide; the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a bone surface proximate to a knee joint of the patient and a second portion that is substantially a negative shape of a corresponding portion of a diseased or damaged articular surface; and the guide being sized to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool and having a predetermined position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the bone surface, the guide defines a cutting or drilling path having a predetermined alignment relative to a predetermined tibial slope of the patient in at least one of a sagittal plane and a coronal plane. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A patient-specific surgical alignment guide for surgery on a tibia of a patient, comprising:
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a block having a patient-specific surfaces and a guide; the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a bone surface proximate to a knee joint of the patient and a second portion that is substantially a negative shape of at least a portion of a diseased or damaged cartilage surface of the knee joint; and the guide having a shape to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool and having a position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the bone surface, the guide has a predetermined alignment relative to a predetermined tibial slope of the patient in at least one of a sagittal plane and a coronal plane.
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61. A patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a knee joint of a patient, comprising:
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a tibial cutting or drilling guide having a patient-specific surface and a guide; the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a corresponding portion of a diseased or damaged articular surface of a tibial plateau of the knee joint of the patient; the guide having a shape to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool and having a position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding portion of the diseased or damaged articular surface, the guide has a predetermined alignment relative to the tibial plateau of the joint and defines a cutting or drilling path extending through at least a portion of the proximal end of the tibia at a predetermined distance from a surface of the tibial plateau and at a predetermined slope relative to the tibial plateau of the patient in at least one plane. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A patient-specific surgical tool for use in surgery on a knee joint of a patient, comprising:
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a tibial cutting guide having a patient-specific surface and a guide; the patient-specific surface having at least a portion that is substantially a negative shape of a corresponding portion of a diseased or damaged articular surface of a tibial plateau of the knee joint of the patient; and the guide having a shape to accommodate a surgical instrument and having a position and orientation relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding portion of the diseased or damaged articular surface, the guide has a predetermined alignment relative to the tibial plateau and defines a planar cutting path extending through at least a portion of the proximal end of the tibia at a predetermined distance from a surface of the tibial plateau and having a predetermined orientation relative to a predetermined tibial slope of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85)
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86. A patient-specific surgical tool for surgery on a tibia of a patient, comprising:
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a mold having a patient-specific surface, wherein at least a portion of the patient-specific surface is substantially a negative shape of an articular surface of a knee joint of the patient; a block having a guide having a shape to accommodate a cutting or drilling tool; and an attachment mechanism, wherein the block is attachable to the mold in a predetermined position relative to the patient-specific surface such that, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the bone surface, the guide aperture is aligned along a plane through the tibia to provide a cutting path for the cutting tool at a predetermined distance from a surface of the tibia at a predetermined orientation relative to a predetermined tibial slope of the patient.
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