Patent ID: 8900244
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for inserting an acetabular cup into an acetabulum of a patient, the method comprising: positioning a first surface of an acetabular guide around an acetabular rim surface of an acetabulum of the patient, the first surface preoperatively configured as a mirror surface of the acetabular rim surface of the patient from a three-dimensional image of the acetabulum of the patient, the acetabular guide including an aperture having an inner surface oriented at preoperatively determined and patient-specific anteversion and abduction angles relative to the first surface; coupling an acetabular cup to a distal portion of an acetabular inserter; contacting an outer surface of a guide-engaging portion of the acetabular inserter to the inner surface of the acetabular guide, the outer surface preoperatively configured to mate with the inner surface at the patient-specific anteversion and abduction angles; and seating the acetabular cup to the acetabulum at the selected anteversion and abduction angles.