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ACETABULAR CUP IMPACTING USING PATIENT-SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION

  • US 20150313723A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2015
  • Published: 11/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for orienting an acetabular cup prior to impacting in an acetabulum of a pelvis, comprising:

  • obtaining a cup impactor with a visual guide thereon at a location based on pre-operative planning specific to the patient;

    releasably connecting an acetabular cup to an end of the cup impactor;

    seating the cup at the end of the cup impactor in the acetabulum;

    aligning the visual guide with at least two landmarks on the pelvis planned in the pre-operative planning specific to the patient by rotating the cup impactor with the cup seated in the acetabulum; and

    when the visual guide is aligned, impacting the cup into the acetabulum with the cup impactor.

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