Patent ID: 11868681
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A system for pre-operatively optimizing a fit of an orthopaedic implant relative to an anatomy of an individual, the system comprising:
a processing device; and
a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device, wherein the non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium contains one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to:
receive a three-dimensional anatomic model of the anatomy of the individual;
receive one or more simulated resection portions of the three-dimensional anatomic model;
identify, based on the three-dimensional anatomic model and the one or more simulated resection portions, one or more priority zones associated with the three-dimensional anatomic model;
select, based on the three-dimensional anatomic model and the one or more simulated resection portions, an orthopaedic implant model corresponding to an orthopaedic implant and having an associated size;
generate, based on the one or more priority zones, a first point set comprising a plurality of points at a periphery of the simulated resection portion;
generate a second point set comprising a plurality of points at a periphery of the selected orthopaedic implant model;
determine whether the position of the periphery of the selected orthopaedic implant model relative to the periphery of the simulated resection portion is optimal based on the first point set and the second point set; and
verify one or more of the position and the size of the orthopaedic implant.