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Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools

  • US 9,220,516 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2011
  • Issued: 12/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument system for use in surgical procedures on a shoulder joint of a patient, comprising:

  • a first template having a patient-specific surface and a guide to direct or accommodate a surgical tool;

    wherein the patient-specific surface is substantially a negative of a first surface of the shoulder joint; 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 shoulder joint when the patient specific surface is placed against and aligned with the first surface; and

    a linkage for cross-referencing at least one surgical instrument on a second joint surface opposing the first surface of the shoulder joint.

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