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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Aaron J. Matyas, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Filip Leszko, West Chester, OH (US);
Fernando M. Zapari, Jr., Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Joseph G. Wyss, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Abstract
A system configured to design a customized implant includes a cutting tool, a tracker, and design software. The cutting tool is configured to resect bone from an anatomical bone along a cutting path, thereby creating a contoured bone surface. The tracker is configured to track at least a portion of the cutting path and store the at least a portion of the cutting path in a memory. The design software is configured to design an implant having a contoured implant surface that matches the contoured bone surface based at least in part on the stored cutting path.