Patent ID: 6772026
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61C,A61F,A61K,B29C,B33Y,B65G,G05B,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A method for customized design of anatomically correct implants for a patient, comprising:receiving radiological data representing a physical structure of an anatomical body part that is to be replaced, repaired or augmented; creating a multi-dimensional digital model of at least a portion of the anatomical body part based on the received radiological data; and modifying the multi-dimensional digital model to create at least a first successive multi-dimensional model wherein modifying the multi-dimensional digital model includes adjusting a material density gradation through at least a portion of the multi-dimensional digital model based on a representative material density gradation of similar anatomical body parts, and wherein the first successive multi-dimensional model represents at least one physical characteristic of the anatomical body part not represented in the radiological data.