PATIENT-SPECIFIC ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS AND MODELS

摘要

Methods and devices are disclosed to create a desired model of a joint or of portions or surfaces of a joint based on data derived from the existing joint. The data can be used to create an ideal surface or joint or portion of such surfaces and joints. The data also can be used to create a model that can be used to analyze the patient's joint and to devise and evaluate a course of corrective action. In one exemplary embodiment, a joint-facing surface of an implant component is designed to have a desired shape and a corresponding articular surface is engineered to have a surface that negatively-matches the joint-facing surface of the component. FIG. Ex 10-1A and FIG. EX 10-1B