Patent ID: 9361410
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a patient specific surgical guide that is configured to guide a movement of a cutting tool toward a tissue body, the method comprising: obtaining a virtual three-dimensional model of a fixation member, the obtained virtual three-dimensional model of the fixation member having a planned post-operative shape and defining at least one hole that is configured to receive a fastener; processing the virtual three-dimensional model of the fixation member so as to couple the virtual three-dimensional model of the fixation member to a first virtual three-dimensional model of the tissue body, the first virtual three-dimensional model of the tissue body defining a first region, such that a central axis of the at least one hole is substantially aligned with a first target location of the first region; creating a virtual three-dimensional model of a guide that defines at least one hole; and processing the virtual three-dimensional model of the guide so as to couple the virtual three-dimensional model of the guide to a second virtual three-dimensional model of the tissue body having a second region that is substantially identical to the first region, such that a central axis of the at least one hole of the virtual three-dimensional model of the guide is substantially aligned with a second target location of the second virtual three-dimensional model of the tissue body, wherein the second target location is positioned identically with respect to the first target location relative to the respective first and second virtual three-dimensional models of the tissue body.