Patent ID: 8706285

Claim:
A process for designing and fabricating a custom-fit implant, comprising the steps of: a) processing medical image data of a patient's pathologically defective or anatomically deformed area having a symmetrical part to construct a computer-generated original image of a three-dimensional (3D) digital model; b) forming a mirror image of a left or a right side of the three-dimensional (3D) digital model based on its axis of symmetry depending on which side the pathologically defective or anatomically deformed area is; c) overlying the mirror image on the original image of the three-dimensional (3D) digital model to form a composite image with a non-overlapping area wherein the custom-fit implant will be fitted; d) forming a computer-generated digital image of an implant by cutting off the non-overlapping area of the mirror image; e) designing mounting points between the digital image of the implant and the pathologically defective or anatomically deformed area where the custom-fit implant is to be mounted thereon; and f) building a positive and a negative mould based on the digital image of the implant to fabricate the custom-fit implant.