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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventor:
John W. Sperling, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods for understanding external and internal anatomy of bones through the use of imaging data and 3D modeling to facilitate the design of anatomically correct plates, devices and implants are disclosed. In one aspect the method results in an implant or plate that includes at least one curved surface wherein a contour of the at least one curved surface corresponds to an anatomic shape of a subject. The anatomic shape of the subject being determined based on an image of the bone.