Patent ID: 9168048
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of using a customized patient-specific acetabular reaming guide to perform an orthopaedic bone reaming procedure on a patient's acetabulum to facilitate implantation of an acetabular cup prosthesis in a coxal bone of the patient, the method comprising: positioning a guide body of the customized patient-specific acetabular reaming guide such that a customized patient-specific negative contour defined in a bone-facing surface of the guide body receives a corresponding positive contour of the patient's coxal bone, the guide body having a cylindrical passageway that defines a longitudinal axis oriented relative to the bone-facing surface based on a predetermined version angle and a predetermined inclination angle of the acetabular cup prosthesis when implanted in the patient's coxal bone, securing a guide housing of the customized patient-specific acetabular reaming guide to the guide body, advancing an acetabular reamer surgical tool along the longitudinal axis into the patient's acetabulum, and reaming the patient's acetabulum using the cylindrical passageway of the guide body and the guide housing as guides for the acetabular reamer surgical tool.