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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Keith R. Berend, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael E. Berend, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., New Albany, OH (US);
Lance D. Perry, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan J. Schoenefeld, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Radu Serban, Warsaw, IN (US);
Thomas Donaldson, Redlands, CA (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Keith R. Berend, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael E. Berend, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., New Albany, OH (US);
Lance D. Perry, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ryan J. Schoenefeld, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Radu Serban, Warsaw, IN (US);
Thomas Donaldson, Redlands, CA (US);
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of preparing a joint for a prosthesis in a patient. The method includes obtaining scan data associated with the joint of the patient, preparing a three-dimensional image of the joint based on the scan data, preparing a pre-operative surgical plan based on the scan data, and preparing an image of a patient-specific alignment guide, and intra-operatively modifying the surgical plan.