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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Fred A. Wentorf, Warsaw, IN (US);
Nolan C. Jones, Warsaw, IN (US);
Shanon N. Roberts, Columbia City, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining a patient specific soft tissue location within a joint are discussed. For example, a method can include imaging a target location for an orthopedic implant to collect image data regarding a morphology of the patient, the morphology including at least one of bone size and bone feature. The method can additionally include accessing stored soft tissue data and bone data corresponding to the target location of the orthopedic implant, locating a soft tissue of the patient based at least in part upon the soft tissue data and bone data and the image data, and displaying data including the location of the soft tissue of the patient. This data can be used to created patient specific surgical jigs according to one example of the present application.