System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigs
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1. A method of manufacturing an arthroplasty jig, the method comprising:
- generating two-dimensional images of at least a portion of a bone forming a joint;
using at least one computer processor to generate a first three-dimensional computer model of the at least a portion of the bone from the two-dimensional images;
using at least one computer processor to generate a second three-dimensional computer model of the at least a portion of the bone from the two-dimensional images;
causing the first and second three-dimensional computer models to have in common a reference position, wherein the reference position includes at least one of a location or an orientation relative to an origin;
generating a first type of data with the first three-dimensional computer model,wherein the first three-dimensional computer model is a bone only model;
generating a second type of data with the second three-dimensional computer model, wherein the second three-dimensional computer model is a bone and cartilage model;
employing the reference position to integrate the first and second types of data into an integrated jig data; and
using the integrated jig data at a manufacturing machine to manufacture the arthroplasty jig.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of computer generating a three-dimensional surface model of an arthroplasty target region of a bone forming a joint. The method may include: generating two-dimensional images of at least a portion of the bone; generating an open-loop contour line along the arthroplasty target region in at least some of the two-dimensional images; and generating the three-dimensional model of the arthroplasty target region from the open-loop contour lines.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing an arthroplasty jig, the method comprising:
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generating two-dimensional images of at least a portion of a bone forming a joint; using at least one computer processor to generate a first three-dimensional computer model of the at least a portion of the bone from the two-dimensional images; using at least one computer processor to generate a second three-dimensional computer model of the at least a portion of the bone from the two-dimensional images; causing the first and second three-dimensional computer models to have in common a reference position, wherein the reference position includes at least one of a location or an orientation relative to an origin; generating a first type of data with the first three-dimensional computer model, wherein the first three-dimensional computer model is a bone only model; generating a second type of data with the second three-dimensional computer model, wherein the second three-dimensional computer model is a bone and cartilage model; employing the reference position to integrate the first and second types of data into an integrated jig data; and using the integrated jig data at a manufacturing machine to manufacture the arthroplasty jig. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing an arthroplasty jig, the method comprising:
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generating two-dimensional images of at least a portion of a bone forming a joint; using at least one computer processor to generate a first three-dimensional computer model of the at least a portion of the bone from the two-dimensional images; using at least one computer processor to generate a second three-dimensional computer model of the at least a portion of the bone from the two-dimensional images; causing the first and second three-dimensional computer models to have in common a reference position, wherein the reference position includes at least one of a location or an orientation relative to an origin; generating a first type of data with the first three-dimensional computer model, wherein the first three-dimensional computer model represents an approximation of the at least a portion of the bone in a pre-degenerated state; generating a second type of data with the second three-dimensional computer model, wherein the second three-dimensional computer model represents the at least a portion of the bone with cartilage in a degenerated state; employing the reference position to integrate the first and second types of data into an integrated jig data; and using the integrated jig data at a manufacturing machine to manufacture the arthroplasty jig.
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20. A method of manufacturing an arthroplasty jig, the method comprising:
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generating two-dimensional images of at least a portion of a bone forming a joint; extending an open-loop contour line along an arthroplasty target region in at least some of the two-dimensional images; using at least one computer processor to generate a three-dimensional computer model of the arthroplasty target region from the open-loop contour lines, wherein the three-dimensional computer model is a bone and cartilage model; generating from the three-dimensional computer model surface contour data pertaining to the arthroplasty target area; and using the surface contour data at a manufacturing machine to manufacture the arthroplasty jig. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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