Systems and methods for multi-planar orthopedic alignment
US11083586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30985
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for designing a patient-specific implant includes obtaining image data of a region of interest of the spine of a patient, measuring one or more geometric characteristic of the region of interest from the image data, comparing a measurement obtained for at least one of the one or more geometric characteristics to a mathematical rule associated with the particular geometric characteristic, and generating three-dimensional implant geometry data if the measurement of the at least one of the one or more geometric characteristics conforms with the associated mathematical rule, the implant geometry data configured to guide an additive manufacturing operation.
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