Patent ID: 8337507

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an articular implant for repairing articular cartilage of a joint, the articular implant having an inner surface for facing bone and an outer surface for facing a cavity of the joint, the method including: obtaining image data of the joint, the image data including shape information of an articular surface of the joint; deriving a desired shape of the articular implant based at least in part on the shape information; and designing and manufacturing the articular implant with the outer surface of the implant based, at least in part, on the desired shape, and wherein at least a portion of the inner surface includes a planar surface configured to abut a cut bone surface when the articular implant is implanted on the joint during a surgical procedure, and wherein the cut bone surface has a predetermined position or orientation relative to at least one of an anatomical and mechanical axis of the joint.