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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2009
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Ryan J. Schoenefeld, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Nathan E. Belcher, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian A. Uthgenannt, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Ryan J. Schoenefeld, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Nathan E. Belcher, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian A. Uthgenannt, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient-specific guiding system for guiding an instrument relative to a portion of an anatomical feature of a patient. The patient-specific guiding system includes a patient-specific guide. The guide includes a first portion having a first patient-specific inner surface that conforms to a first surface of the anatomical feature and an outer surface opposite the first patient-specific inner surface. The first portion also includes a guide surface for use in guiding the instrument relative to the anatomical feature. The guide also includes a second portion having a second patient-specific inner surface that conforms to a second surface of the anatomical feature and an outer surface opposite the second patient-specific inner surface. The second portion is removably connected to the first portion.