Patent ID: 9107679
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument for use in repairing a joint of a patient, comprising: a first portion having a patient-specific surface and a second portion having a guide to direct or accommodate a surgical tool; wherein the patient-specific surface is substantially a negative of a corresponding surface of the joint of the patient; and wherein the guide has a position or orientation relative to the patient-specific surface to define a predetermined path for the surgical tool that is aligned through a portion of tissue associated with the joint of the patient, when the patient-specific surface is placed against and aligned with the corresponding surface, wherein the joint of the patient is a shoulder joint of the patient, wherein the predetermined path for the surgical tool determines the resultant anteversion, retroversion, rotation, or orientation of at least one glenoid or humeral implant component for repairing the shoulder joint.