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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
Jason D. Meridew, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tony Siebeneck, Mentone, IN (US);
Tyler D. Witt, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Jason D. Meridew, Warsaw, IN (US);
Tony Siebeneck, Mentone, IN (US);
Tyler D. Witt, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing a joint surface of a patient for an implant, such as, for example, an acetabular implant for a hip joint. According to the method, a patient-specific guide is attached to a complementary joint surface of the patient. The patient-specific guide includes a guiding element oriented along a patient-specific alignment axis. The alignment axis is determined during a preoperative plan of the patient for implant alignment. A shaft of a guiding tool is removably coupled to the guiding element of the guide. A three-dimensional orientation device is removably attached to the shaft of the guiding tool. A position of a bubble of the orientation device is marked with a mark on an outer transparent surface of the orientation device while the guiding tool is oriented along the alignment axis. The marked orientation device can be used for aligning other instruments during the procedure.