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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Osteomed Llc, Addison, TX (US);
Devid R. Zille, Addison, TX (US);
OsteoMed LLC, Addison, TX (US);
Abstract
The present application describes various embodiments of guides that are designed in accordance with one or more anatomical landmarks near an operated bone (or portion thereof). In aspects, at least a portion of a guide is designed to conform to the shape of one or more anatomical landmarks in order to attach (or latch) the guide to at least one of the one or more anatomical landmarks. In aspects, the contact surface (or inner contour) of a guide may also be designed to follow at least a portion of the contour of the operated bone. The landmark-conforming and/or contour-following design of the guide may assist surgeons in the placement of the guide.