System of preoperative planning and provision of patient-specific surgical aids
US10973535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4633
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of preoperative planning comprises creating a virtual model of a native patient tissue; placing a virtual device into a desired device orientation relative to the virtual model of the native patient tissue; specifying at least one structural change to the native patient tissue to facilitate placement of the virtual device in the desired device orientation; creating a virtual model of an altered patient tissue responsive to the specifying at least one structural change to the native patient tissue; and fabricating a tangible representation of a bone using the virtual model of the altered patient tissue.
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