Methods and templates for shaping patient-specific anatomical-fixation implants
US10390884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, an anatomical implant template has a template body having opposed first and second terminal ends. The template body bends so as to change the body from a first configuration, whereby the body extends from the first terminal end to the second terminal end along a first path, to a second configuration, whereby the body extends from the first terminal end to the second terminal end along a second path, different from the first path, the second path conforming more closely to the curvature of the at least one anatomical body. The body supports at least one device that outputs at least one signal from which a shape of the body in the second configuration can be ascertained. The anatomical implant template can further communicate the at least one signal to a computing device that generates signals for bending an anatomical implant.
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