Patient specific alignment guide and inter-operative adjustment

US8070752B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biomet Manufacturing, LLC · US

Inventors

• Robert Metzger · Wakarusa, US
• Keith R. Berend · New Albany, US
• Michael E. Berend · Indianapolis, US
• Adolph V. Lombardi · New Albany, US
• Lance D. Perry · Warsaw, US
• Ryan J. Schoenefeld · Fort Wayne, US
• Radu Serban · Warsaw, US
• Thomas Donaldson · Redlands, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 9, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 6, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 12, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B33Y80/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of preparing a joint for a prosthesis in a patient. The method includes obtaining scan data associated with the joint of the patient, preparing a three-dimensional image of the joint based on the scan data, preparing a pre-operative surgical plan based on the scan data, and preparing an image of a patient-specific alignment guide, and intra-operatively modifying the surgical plan.