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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Materialise N.v., Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Frederik Gelaude, Herent, BE;
Koen Eraly, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Assignee:
Materialise N.V., Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1778 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2019/508 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01);
Abstract
The application provides patient-specific surgical guides for positioning onto a glenoid of a patient, comprising two or more patient-specific positioning elements, each comprising a patient-specific surface which conforms with at least part of one or more features of the bone on or around the glenoid, and wherein the combination of these patient-specific positioning elements ensures a secure fit of the device when positioned onto the bone.