Patent ID: 9020577
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B,A61F,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A method to identify suitable donor sites for bone-cartilage grafts for repairing a defect in a joint of a patient, the method comprising: providing a computer having access to a donor database, the donor database comprising information related to each of a plurality of donor joint sites of the body; receiving first data relating to the defect of the joint of the patient, the defect comprising an area of bone, a portion of the defect including at least one of missing and damaged cartilage; identifying, using the first data, at least one donor site from the donor database of joints for harvesting a graft of at least one of bone and cartilage to repair the defect; and generating a harvesting template using the first data adapted for use at the at least one identified donor site, wherein the harvesting template guides, through physical interaction with a cutting implement, at least one of (i) removal of at least a portion of the defect, and (ii) creation of a graft from the at least one identified donor site.