System and method for manufacturing arthroplasty jigs
US8221430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/108
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of computer generating a three-dimensional surface model of an arthroplasty target region of a bone forming a joint. The method may include: generating two-dimensional images of at least a portion of the bone; generating an open-loop contour line along the arthroplasty target region in at least some of the two-dimensional images; and generating the three-dimensional model of the arthroplasty target region from the open-loop contour lines.
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