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Surgical tools facilitating increased accuracy, speed and simplicity in performing joint arthroplasty

US8122582B2 · kind B2 · utility

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219References

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Assignee

ConforMIS, Inc. · US

Inventors

Albert G. Burdulis · San Francisco, US
Wolfgang Fitz · Sherborn, US
Rene Vargas-Voracek · Sunnyvale, US
Philipp Lang · San Francisco, US
Daniel Steines · Lexington, US
Konstantinos Tsougarakis · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2009
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49995
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.

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