Guide alignment system and method
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1. A method of placing a guide pin near an acetabulum with an acetabular guide system, comprising:
- coupling an inserter to a patient specific acetabular guide via a keyed post, wherein the keyed post is fixed relative to the patient specific acetabular guide;
moving the patient specific acetabular guide into the acetabulum;
rotating the patient specific acetabular guide relative to the acetabulum with the coupled inserter; and
determining an alignment of the coupled patient specific acetabular guide with the inserter, including viewing an alignment jig,wherein the alignment jig is associated with the inserter and extends from a shaft of the inserter.
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Abstract
An orthopedic device includes a patient-specific acetabular guide that can be used for preparing an acetabulum of a patient to receive an acetabular implant and/or placement of an acetabular prosthesis. The acetabular guide has a body with an outer three-dimensional surface configured to match an acetabulum of a specific patient'"'"'s hip joint designed from data of the patient'"'"'s hip joint. The acetabular guide can further include a peripheral annular rim.
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1. A method of placing a guide pin near an acetabulum with an acetabular guide system, comprising:
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coupling an inserter to a patient specific acetabular guide via a keyed post, wherein the keyed post is fixed relative to the patient specific acetabular guide; moving the patient specific acetabular guide into the acetabulum; rotating the patient specific acetabular guide relative to the acetabulum with the coupled inserter; and determining an alignment of the coupled patient specific acetabular guide with the inserter, including viewing an alignment jig, wherein the alignment jig is associated with the inserter and extends from a shaft of the inserter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An acetabular guide system for placing a guide pin near an acetabulum, comprising:
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a patient specific acetabular guide, including; an exterior surface of the patient specific acetabular guide configured to have a geometry to register within the acetabulum of a specific patient, and a keyed central post extending from an interior surface of the patient specific acetabular guide, wherein the keyed central post includes an exterior surface that defines a post alignment axis relative to the patient specific acetabular guide; and a registration guide defining a guide bore extending exterior to the interior surface, wherein the keyed central post defines a trapezoid in cross-section, wherein the post alignment axis is at a fixed location and orientation relative to the registration guide. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of placing a guide pin near an acetabulum with an acetabular guide system, comprising:
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providing a patient specific acetabular guide comprising; forming an exterior surface of the patient specific acetabular guide configured to have a geometry to register within the acetabulum of a specific patient; forming a keyed central post extending from an interior surface of the patient specific acetabular guide, including forming an exterior surface that defines a post alignment axis relative to the patient specific acetabular guide; forming an internal bore of a guide inserter having an elongated shaft to engage the exterior surface of the keyed central post to move the acetabular guide into the acetabulum, an internal surface of the internal bore keyed complementarily to the exterior surface of the keyed central post so that the internal bore is allowed to couple to the exterior surface of the keyed central post in only one location and orientation; forming an alignment jig to align with the post alignment axis when the internal bore couples with the exterior surface of the keyed central post; and forming a registration guide defining a guide bore extending exterior to the interior surface; wherein the post alignment axis is formed at a fixed location and orientation relative to the registration guide. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of placing a guide pin near an acetabulum with an acetabular guide system, comprising:
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coupling an inserter to a patient specific acetabular guide via a keyed post, wherein the keyed post is fixed relative to the patient specific acetabular guide; moving the patient specific acetabular guide into the acetabulum; rotating the patient specific acetabular guide relative to the acetabulum with the coupled inserter; and determining an alignment of the coupled patient specific acetabular guide with the inserter, wherein coupling the inserter to the patient specific acetabular guide via the keyed post includes engaging a non-circular internal bore of the inserter with a non-circular exterior surface of the keyed post. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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