Patent ID: 8655468

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a surgical kit for cartilage repair in an articulating surface of a joint, comprising the steps of: I. Receiving design parameters for a surgical kit in a computer controlled manufacturing system, said design parameters for the surgical kit representing a model for a medical implant and a guide tool for implanting said implant; II. Manufacturing a medical implant dependent on design parameters for: a. the contour curvature for an articulate surface of a substantially plate shaped implant body; b. a cross-section for an implant body; c. an edge height for an implant body; d. a length and a cross-section profile for an extending post extending from a bone contacting surface of the implant; III. Manufacturing a guide tool for implanting said implant dependent on design parameters for: e. a cartilage contact surface of a positioning body; f. a cross-section profile for a guide channel in a guide body extending from the positioning body, said guide channel passing through said positioning body and said guide body, the cross-section profile for the guide channel having a cross-sectional profile that corresponds to the cross-section of the plate shaped implant body, wherein the plate shaped implant body fits the guide channel, with a slight tolerance to allow a sliding movement of the implant in the guide channel, and such that the guide channel is designed to have a muzzle on the cartilage contact surface of the positioning body at a position corresponding to the site of the diseased cartilage; g. a cross-section profile for an insert tool having a cross-sectional profile that corresponds to the cross-sectional profile of the guide channel with a tolerance enabling the insert tool to slide within the guide channel.