Patent ID: 9066728
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A patient-specific surgical system for surgery of joint of a patient, the system comprising: a patient-specific surface for engaging a substantially uncut joint surface, the surface conforming to and being substantially a negative of the uncut joint surface; and a surgical instrument guide for directing a surgical instrument, wherein the surgical instrument guide has a predetermined position relative to the conforming surface and is fixed at a predetermined orientation from an axis associated with said joint selected from the group consisting of an anatomical axis, a biomechanical axis, and a combination thereof; wherein the surgical instrument guide defines a path through at least a portion of the joint, the path having a position based on a predetermined rotation of an articular implant, the surgical instrument guide configured to guide the surgical instrument along the path, wherein said joint is an ankle joint of the patient.