Patent ID: 8337501
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A61B,A61F,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method of using a patient-specific surgical tool having at least one surface portion derived from image data of a joint of a patient, the method comprising: aligning the at least one surface portion of the surgical tool on the joint of the patient against a corresponding surface portion of the joint of the patient; and cutting or drilling a portion of the joint using a guide path of the surgical tool; and implanting an orthopedic implant on the joint of the patient, wherein the implant has a predetermined position on the joint based at least in part on the cut or drilled portion of the joint, wherein the position includes at least one of a predetermined flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation and external rotation angle of the implant relative to the joint of the patient based at least in part on the relative position of the guide path to the surface portion of the tool.