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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Episurf Ip-management Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61F 2/4618 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61F 2002/30617 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30759 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4662 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4681 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for designing an implant includes designing a contour curvature of the implant so that an articulate surface of the implant is designed to correspond to a simulated healthy cartilage surface reconstructed from a 3D model based on one or more images taken with MRI or CT-scanning of a damaged cartilage surface of a joint; and providing a positioning mark on a surface of the implant. The positioning mark is provided such that the positioning mark is parted from the center of the implant to be visible for a surgeon and is adapted to be used for indicating a rotational position of the implant to the surgeon.