Patent ID: 11944546
Assignee: CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A  G

Claim 9:
10. A customized implant of a small joint bone that is fabricated in accordance with the method of claim 9, said customized implant comprising—
a head having patient-specific dimensions, shape and topography which correspond to anatomy of said small-joint bone's head;
a stem for insertion into an intramedullary cavity of said small joint bone's shaft, having patient-specific dimensions and shape which correspond to anatomy of said intramedullary cavity, which is protruding along a longitudinal axis or a curved axis,
wherein one end of the stem is operatively connected to the head; and
wherein said small joint bone is selectable from a group consisting of elbow, shoulder, wrist, hand, finger, ankle, foot, and toe bones.