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Joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools

  • US 8,568,479 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2012
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical instrument for use in surgically repairing a joint of a patient, comprising:

  • a mold having an internal surface that substantially conforms to the shape of a cartilage surface of the joint of the patient; and

    a guide oriented relative to a three-dimensional anatomy of the joint to provide one or more predetermined drilling paths when the mold is placed against and substantially conforms to the shape of the cartilage surface of the joint.

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