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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Think Surgical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel Patrick Bonny, Fremont, CA (US);
Joel Zuhars, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael E. Hoppe, Fremont, CA (US);
THINK SURGICAL, INC., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for removing an implant attached to a bone during revision joint replacement surgery includes a library of implant models. A series of surface points are collected on the implant with a digitizer. A best match is computed between the collected surface points and an implant model in the library of implant models to register the position of the implant model to the implant. A location is computed of a material-implant interface based on the geometry of the implant model and the registered position of the implant model. Material is removed at the material-implant interface to separate the implant from the bone. A computer-assisted surgical system is provided for performing the method.