Patent ID: 7388972
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61B,A61F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of planning orthopaedic surgery, comprising: providing a library of templates representing orthopaedic prostheses; displaying a patient image showing anatomical features that are relevant for the orthopaedic surgery being planned; scaling the patient image according to user input; displaying over the patient image a geometrical construct comprising a plurality of interrelated shapes and lines defined by a plurality of interrelated geometric parameters corresponding to parameters describing the orthopaedic prostheses represented by the templates in the library; allowing a user to reconfigure the geometrical construct by adjusting the geometric parameters according to the anatomical features of the underlying patient image so as to specify a mapping of bone structure shown in the patient image; and automatically selecting at least one template from the library in accordance with the geometric parameters adjusted by the user.