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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Pre-operative determination of implant configuration for soft-tissue balancing in orthopedic surgery
Applicant:
Materialise N.v., Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Materialise, NV, Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4633 (2013.01);
Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for determining implant configuration or design of implants by taking into account soft tissues and utilizing patient-specific simulations of activities of daily living.