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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Conformis, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond A. Bojarski, Attleboro, MA (US);
Philipp Lang, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Steines, Lexington, MA (US);
Wolfgang Fitz, Sherborn, MA (US);
Assignee:
ConforMIS, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/50 (2013.01); A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61B 5/103 (2013.01); A61B 5/4504 (2013.01); A61B 5/4514 (2013.01); A61B 5/4523 (2013.01); A61B 5/4533 (2013.01); A61B 19/5244 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2019/505 (2013.01); A61B 2019/508 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing, replacing or otherwise treating bone ligaments using devices designed from patient-specific information, including without limitation, surgical alignment instruments that have a surface that conforms to at least a portion of a patient's bone, cartilage or other component of the joint or ligament being treated.