Patent ID: 9283078
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y,G06T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for generating a patient-specific intraluminal implant, comprising the steps of: a) identifying for a patient, based on information regarding variation in function of time of the anatomy of said lumen in an anatomical area of interest for placing said intraluminal implant, anatomical regions in said anatomical area showing greater stability in time; b) identifying and selecting locations in the anatomical regions identified in step (a) which are suitable for use as a base for the contact surface of a intraluminal implant, and c) generating a patient-specific intraluminal implant based on the information obtained in steps (a)-(b), wherein the generated patient-specific intraluminal implant comprises an outer surface having one or more patient-specific anatomy engagement surfaces or contact points corresponding to the locations of the anatomical regions of the lumen wall identified and selected in step (b).