Patent ID: 9700433
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A patient specific implant alignment method comprising: obtaining one or more images of an anatomic location where an implant is to be implanted; fabricating an anatomical reference component based on the one or more images, wherein the anatomical reference component comprises at least one matching feature shaped and dimensioned to match and complement a specific feature of the anatomic location, and wherein the anatomical reference component further comprises one or more protrusions; inserting and attaching the anatomical reference component to the anatomic location so that the one matching feature of the anatomical reference component directly interfaces with the specific feature of the anatomic location; providing a guide component comprising one or more attachment protrusions and wherein the one or more attachment protrusions are shaped and dimensioned to match and interface with the one or more protrusions of the anatomical reference component; attaching the guide component to the anatomical reference component by matching and attaching the one or more attachment protrusions of the guide component to the one or more protrusions of the anatomical reference component, and thereby aligning and orienting the guide component relative to the anatomical reference component; verifying the positioning and alignment of the guide component relative to the anatomical reference component and the anatomic location; attaching the guide component to the anatomic location; and using the guide component to align and insert the implant in the anatomic location; and wherein the anatomic location comprises the acetabulum and wherein the anatomical reference component comprises a curved concave cavity area, a convex curved outer surface, a through opening and first and second protrusions extending from a bottom surface of the anatomical reference component and wherein the a curved concave cavity area complements and matches the acetabulum anatomy.