Patient-specific joint arthroplasty devices for ligament repair
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1. A method for making a surgical instrument system for ligament repair, the method comprising:
- obtaining electronic image data of at least one surface associated with a ligament of a patient;
determining a tunnel site for a ligament graft based, at least in part, on the electronic image data; and
creating a first template based, at least in part, on the electronic image data, the template having at least one contact surface that conforms with at least a portion of the at least one surface associated with the ligament of the patient, the template including at least one guide for directing movement of a surgical instrument involved with the ligament repair, wherein the at least one guide is configured based, at least in part, on the tunnel site.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing, replacing or otherwise treating bone ligaments using devices designed from patient-specific information, including without limitation, surgical alignment instruments that have a surface that conforms to at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s bone, cartilage or other component of the joint or ligament being treated.
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1. A method for making a surgical instrument system for ligament repair, the method comprising:
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obtaining electronic image data of at least one surface associated with a ligament of a patient; determining a tunnel site for a ligament graft based, at least in part, on the electronic image data; and creating a first template based, at least in part, on the electronic image data, the template having at least one contact surface that conforms with at least a portion of the at least one surface associated with the ligament of the patient, the template including at least one guide for directing movement of a surgical instrument involved with the ligament repair, wherein the at least one guide is configured based, at least in part, on the tunnel site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for making a surgical instrument system for repairing an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of a patient'"'"'s knee joint, the method comprising:
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obtaining electronic image data of at least one surface associated with the ACL; determining a femoral tunnel site and a tibial tunnel site for a ligament graft based, at least in part, on the electronic image data; and creating a first template based, at least in part, on the electronic image data, the first template having at least one contact surface that conforms with at least a portion of the at least one surface associated with the ACL, the first template including at least one guide for directing movement of a surgical instrument involved with the ACL repair, wherein the at least one guide is configured based, at least in part, on the femoral and tibial tunnel sites. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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