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Patient-modified implant

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  • US 8,979,936 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2013
  • Issued: 03/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An orthopedic implant comprising:

  • a tibial bearing including a non-custom portion; and

    a tibial tray including a non-custom locking mechanism configured to be coupled with the non-custom portion of the tibial bearing, wherein the tibial tray has a patient-specific profile configured during a preoperative plan to closely match a corresponding profile of a tibia of a specific patient based on a three-dimensional digital image of a patient'"'"'s joint using computer modeling, wherein the patient-specific profile of the tibial tray is obtained by modifying a digital image of a non-custom tibial implant without modifying the non-custom locking mechanism.

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