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Pre-operative planning and manufacturing method for orthopedic procedure

  • US 8,903,530 B2
  • Filed: 09/06/2013
  • Issued: 12/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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

    when there is insufficient data to construct the patient-specific alignment guide therefrom;

    determining, from the image data, a size of a non-custom implant to be implanted in the patient;

    selecting the non-custom implant from a group of non-custom implants of different sizes; and

    assembling a surgical kit containing the non-custom implant and a trial implant that corresponds to the non-custom implant.

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