System and device for designing and forming a surgical implant
US8549888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for determining the shape of a surgical linking device that is to be attached to a bony body structure such as the spinal column based on digitized locations of a plurality of attachment elements engaged to the bony structure. The method is implemented by a computer system through a GUI to generate an initial bend curve to mate with the plurality of attachment elements. The initial bend curve may be simplified based on user input to the GUI to reduce the number of bends necessary to produce a well-fitting linking device and may be altered to help obtain the goals of the surgery.
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