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Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools

  • US 9,314,256 B2
  • Filed: 01/26/2011
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical system for use in surgically repairing a hip joint of a patient, comprising:

  • a block having a patient-specific surface and a guide sized to accommodate a surgical tool;

    wherein a first portion of the patient-specific surface has a shape that substantially matches a shape of an acetabular rim surface adjacent the hip joint and a second portion of the patient-specific surface that substantially matches a shape of a cartilage surface associated with the hip joint; and

    wherein the guide has a position and 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 hip joint when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the acetabular rim surface.

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