Patient-specific surgical tools
US11857206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient-specific tool for performing a knee osteotomy procedure on a patient's tibia bone, the patient's tibia bone having a wedge opening defining a top interior surface and a bottom interior surface, the tool comprising: a body including a wedge element sized and shaped to fit in the wedge opening, the wedge element having at least one bone contacting surface having contours complementary in shape to surface contours of the top and bottom interior surfaces of the patient's tibia bone.
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