Patent ID: 7983777
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61F,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of customizing a biomedical implant for a specific patient from a template, the method comprising: a) in an automated platform for design of biomedical implants, receiving a request for a biomedical implant from a surgeon's device adapted to communicate with the automated platform; b) accessing memory of the automated platform to obtain a template corresponding to the request, wherein the template is not based on any images representative of the specific patient's anatomy; c) automatically transmitting the template to the surgeon's device; d) providing a tool for editing the template using the surgeon's device; e) receiving at least a first edit of the template from the surgeon's device; f) automatically generating at least a first response to the at least a first edit; g) automatically transmitting the at least a first response to the surgeon's device; h) receiving approval from the surgeon's device; and i) automatically creating a final design for the biomedical implant.