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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Keun Song, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein provide an arthroplasty system and methods for positioning an acetabular cup implant. In one implementation, the system includes a shape-match hip guide having a patient specific mating region that is a negative of the surface contour of the inside surface of the patient's acetabular cup, and a directional rod that extends generally along the axis of the patient's femoral head and femoral neck. They system can additionally include an outrigger or silo device to aid in the alignment of surgical tools for preparing and implanting of the prosthetic acetabular cup in the patient's acetabular cup. Related methods are also disclosed herein for generating a shape-match guide and implanting an acetabular cup with the guide.