Patent ID: 8428693

Claim:
A system for facilitating selection of an orthopedic implant for implantation in an anatomical structure of a patient using an image of the anatomical structure, the system comprising: a template comprising a reference marker and a grid coordinate system including a plurality of reference points, the reference marker configured to locate the template and the plurality of reference points relative to the image of the anatomical structure; and a plurality of orthopedic implants, each of the plurality of orthopedic implants referenced to one of the plurality of reference points of the template, wherein the grid coordinate system corresponds to at least a first variable, a second variable and a third variable, the first variable being associated with a length characteristic of the plurality of orthopedic implants, the second variable being associated with an offset characteristic of the plurality of orthopedic implants, and the third variable being associated with an anteversion characteristic of the plurality of orthopedic implants, with the first variable being arranged along a first axis of the grid coordinate system, the second variable being arranged along a second axis of the grid coordinate system which is orthogonal to the first axis, and the third variable being arranged along a third axis of the grid coordinate system which is orthogonal to the first and second axes.