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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
John R. White, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Keith R. Berend, New Albany, OH (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61B 17/154 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/157 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/3836 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/3868 (2013.01); A61B 17/1742 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3096 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30892 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30948 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30952 (2013.01); Y10S 623/901 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic implant includes a first portion including at least one feature modified to be patient-specific and match the anatomy of a specific patient from a three-dimensional digital image of a patient's joint using computer modeling. The orthopedic implant includes a non-custom inner bone-engaging surface including a plurality of planar surfaces configured for engagement with non-custom bone cuts.