Patent ID: 9451973
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a shoulder prosthetic device, the method comprising: nesting a first patient-specific surface of a first patient-specific portion of a guide tool to an acromion remote from the glenoid face, the nesting occurring only when the first patient-specific surface of the first patient-specific portion is in a single position relative to the glenoid face; nesting a second patient-specific surface of a second patient-specific portion of the guide tool to the glenoid face, the nesting occurring only when the second patient-specific surface of the second patient-specific portion is in a single position relative to a surface of the portion of the scapula, the second patient-specific portion spaced apart from the first patient-specific portion with a patient-generic portion therebetween, the guide tool configured such that nesting of the second patient-specific portion occurs prior to nesting of the first patient-specific portion; positioning a guide portion of the guide tool on the glenoid face; and cutting the glenoid face with a patient-specific cutting surface of the guide portion.