Pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic procedure
First Claim
1. A pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic surgery comprising:
- obtaining pre-operative medical image data representing a joint portion of a patient;
constructing a three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion and manufacturing a patient-specific alignment guide for the joint portion from the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion when the image data is sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion, the patient-specific alignment guide having a three-dimensional patient-specific surface pre-operatively configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the joint portion of the patient in only one position relative to the joint portion; and
determining, from the image data, a size of a non-custom implant to be implanted in the patient and manufacturing the non-custom implant when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom.
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Abstract
A pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic surgery includes obtaining pre-operative medical image data representing a joint portion of a patient. The method also includes constructing a three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion and manufacturing a patient-specific alignment guide for the joint portion from the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion when the image data is sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion. The patient-specific alignment guide has a three-dimensional patient-specific surface pre-operatively configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the joint portion of the patient in only one position relative to the joint portion. The method further includes determining, from the image data, a size of a non-custom implant to be implanted in the patient and manufacturing the non-custom implant when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom.
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20 Claims
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1. A pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic surgery comprising:
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obtaining pre-operative medical image data representing a joint portion of a patient; constructing a three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion and manufacturing a patient-specific alignment guide for the joint portion from the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion when the image data is sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion, the patient-specific alignment guide having a three-dimensional patient-specific surface pre-operatively configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the joint portion of the patient in only one position relative to the joint portion; and determining, from the image data, a size of a non-custom implant to be implanted in the patient and manufacturing the non-custom implant when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic surgery comprising:
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pre-operatively obtaining medical image data that is readable on a computer, the medical image data containing a plurality of two-dimensional medical images of a joint portion of a patient; pre-operatively constructing a three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion from the plurality of two-dimensional medical images and displaying the three-dimensional digital model on a display of the computer when the plurality of two-dimensional medical images are sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion and a corresponding a patient-specific alignment guide; and selecting, based on the image data, a non-custom implant to be implanted in the patient and providing the non-custom implant when the plurality of two-dimensional medical images are insufficient for use in constructing a patient-specific alignment guide having a three-dimensional patient-specific surface configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the joint portion of the patient in only one position relative to the joint portion, the non-custom implant chosen from a group of non-custom implants of different sizes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computerized pre-operative planning tool for planning an orthopedic surgical procedure comprising:
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a receiver device that receives medical image data containing a plurality of two-dimensional medical images of a joint portion of a patient; a processor that determines whether the medical image data is sufficient for constructing a three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion from the plurality of two-dimensional medical images, the processor also configured to construct the three-dimensional digital model when the medical image data is sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model, the processor further configured to construct a patient-specific digital model of a patient-specific alignment guide when the medical image data is sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model, the patient-specific alignment guide having a three-dimensional surface that nests against a corresponding surface of the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion; and a display that displays the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion and the patient specific digital model of the patient-specific alignment guide when the processor determines that the medical image data is sufficient for constructing the three-dimensional digital model of the joint portion, the display also displaying at least one of the two-dimensional medical images of the joint portion for selection of a non-custom implant when the processor determines that the medical image data is insufficient for constructing the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom.
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20. A pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic surgery of a knee joint of a patient comprising:
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obtaining pre-operative medical image data representing the knee joint, the medical image data including a plurality of two-dimensional images of the knee joint; constructing a three-dimensional digital model of the knee joint and manufacturing a patient-specific alignment guide for the knee joint from the three-dimensional digital model of the knee joint when the plurality of two-dimensional images of the knee joint is sufficient to construct the three-dimensional digital model of the knee joint, the patient-specific alignment guide having a three-dimensional patient-specific surface pre-operatively configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the knee joint of the patient in only one position relative to the knee joint; determining, based on at least one of the two-dimensional images of the knee joint, a size of a non-custom implant to be implanted in the knee joint of the patient when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom; determining a dimension for a non-custom surgical instrument configured for implanting the non-custom implant when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom; manufacturing at least one of the non-custom implant and the non-custom surgical instrument when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom; and assembling a kit containing the non-custom implant and the non-custom surgical instrument when there is insufficient image data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom.
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