Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools
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1. A surgical instrument for use in repairing a joint of a patient, comprising:
- a first portion having a patient-specific surface and a second portion having a guide to direct or accommodate a surgical tool;
wherein the patient-specific surface is substantially a negative of a corresponding surface of the joint of the patient; and
wherein the guide has a position or orientation relative to the patient-specific surface to define a predetermined path for the surgical tool that is aligned through a portion of tissue associated with the joint of the patient, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding surface,wherein the joint of the patient is a shoulder joint of the patient,wherein the predetermined path for the surgical tool determines the resultant anteversion, retroversion, rotation, or orientation of at least one glenoid or humeral implant component for repairing the shoulder joint.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.
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1. A surgical instrument for use in repairing a joint of a patient, comprising:
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a first portion having a patient-specific surface and a second portion having a guide to direct or accommodate a surgical tool; wherein the patient-specific surface is substantially a negative of a corresponding surface of the joint of the patient; and wherein the guide has a position or orientation relative to the patient-specific surface to define a predetermined path for the surgical tool that is aligned through a portion of tissue associated with the joint of the patient, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding surface, wherein the joint of the patient is a shoulder joint of the patient, wherein the predetermined path for the surgical tool determines the resultant anteversion, retroversion, rotation, or orientation of at least one glenoid or humeral implant component for repairing the shoulder joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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