Ethnic-specific orthopaedic implants and custom cutting jigs
First Claim
1. A method of designing and fabricating an orthopedic implant, the method comprising:
- evaluating images of distal femurs of a particular ethnicity to extract common shape features exhibited across an ethnicity that are unique to the ethnicity to create an ethnic specific template;
designing a distal femoral component comprising a first condyle surface using the ethnic specific template; and
,fabricating a distal femoral component embodying the first condyle surface.
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Abstract
An orthopedic implant comprising: (a) a distal femoral component comprising a first condyle bearing surface having a first profile comprising at least three consecutive arcs of curvature; and (b) a proximal tibial component comprising a first condyle bearing surface having a second profile comprising at least three parallel arcs of curvature. The disclosure also includes a method of designing and fabricating an orthopedic implant, the method comprising: (a) evaluating images of distal femurs of a particular ethnicity to extract common shape features exhibited across an ethnicity that are unique to the ethnicity to create an ethnic specific template; (b) designing a distal femoral component comprising a first condyle surface using the ethnic specific template; and, (c) fabricating a distal femoral component embodying the first condyle surface.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of designing and fabricating an orthopedic implant, the method comprising:
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evaluating images of distal femurs of a particular ethnicity to extract common shape features exhibited across an ethnicity that are unique to the ethnicity to create an ethnic specific template; designing a distal femoral component comprising a first condyle surface using the ethnic specific template; and
,fabricating a distal femoral component embodying the first condyle surface. - 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 of designing and fabricating an orthopedic implant, the method comprising:
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evaluating images of proximal tibias of a particular ethnicity to extract common shape features exhibited across an ethnicity that are unique to the ethnicity to create an ethnic specific template; designing a proximal tibial component comprising a first condyle bearing surface using the ethnic specific template; and
,fabricating a proximal tibial component embodying the first condyle bearing surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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