Patent ID: 9741263
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,G09B

Claim:
1. A method for assisting a user with surgical implementation of a preoperative plan, the method comprising the steps of: generating a physical native tissue model of a native patient tissue, the physical native tissue model including at least one primary patient tissue area including a surface of interest, at least one secondary patient tissue area including no surfaces of interest, and a base surface for engaging a supporting structure; and including in the physical native tissue model, as generated, at least one information feature providing clinically useful information to the user; wherein the surface of interest is a surface upon/into which a prosthetic device is to be placed or a surface which is to be the main subject of substantially permanent physical modification during a surgical procedure in an effort to provide therapeutic benefit to the patient; wherein the information feature is any physical feature or characteristic of the physical native tissue model which signifies or communicates the clinically useful information to the user; and wherein the information feature is substantially separated from the surface of interest.