Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9579110-B2
Application number	US-201313892547-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2013
Priority date	May 25, 2001
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed herein are tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical kit for use in repairing a joint of a patient, comprising:
at least one patient-specific surgical tool including a surface that has a shape substantially matching a shape of a corresponding surface of the joint of the patient;
at least one non-patient specific tool;
wherein the at least one patient-specific surgical tool and the at least non-patient specific tool are packaged in a single sterile tray.

2. The surgical kit of claim 1 , wherein the surgical kit is disposable.

3. The surgical kit of claim 1 , wherein the non-patient specific tool is reusable.

4. The surgical kit of claim 1 , wherein the single sterile tray includes at least one layer of surgical tools.

5. The surgical kit of claim 1 , further including one or more implant components configured to repair the joint of the patient.

6. The surgical kit of claim 5 , wherein the one or more implant component are configured based on electronic image data of the joint of the patient.

7. The surgical kit of claim 5 , wherein the one or more implant component are selected from preexisting systems.

Assignees

• Conformis Inc

Inventors

• Bojarski Raymond A
• Fitz Wolfgang
• Lang Philipp

Classifications

• A61B17/17 Primary

  Guides {or aligning means} for drills {, mills, pins or wires} · CPC title

• A61B34/20

  Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis · CPC title

• A61B17/1746

  for the acetabulum · CPC title

• A61B5/4528

  Joints (A61B5/4533, A61B5/4538 take precedence) · CPC title

• A61B17/175

  for preparing the femur for hip prosthesis insertion · CPC title