Patent ID: 8086336
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61B,A61C,A61F,B33Y,G05B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for producing an intermediate mold from which a custom-fit implant mold may be directly manufactured, the system comprising: a memory device having stored therein medical image data representing portions of a patient's anatomy; and a computer system configured to read the medical image data from the memory device, create a three-dimensional surface reconstruction of the patient's anatomy based on the medical image data, generate a model of the custom-fit implant based on the three-dimensional surface reconstruction, produce a model of a two-part mold based on the model of the custom-fit implant, produce a model of an intermediate mold based on the model of the two-part mold, store the model of the intermediate mold, and output the model of the intermediate mold to a Solid Freeform Fabrication device.