PATIENT SELECTABLE JOINT ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND SURGICAL TOOLS FACILITATING INCREASED ACCURACY, SPEED AND SIMPLICITY IN PERFORMING TOTAL AND PARTIAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY
#$%^&*AU2015203823B220170831.pdf#####ABSTRACT Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. 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.1 /36 Measure Size Of Area of Diseased Cartilage 1piona or Cartilage Loss 10 s . Measure Thickness of 2? Adjacent Cartilage 21lo~ 20 2 Measure Curvature of Articular Surface and/ /or Subchondral Bone/Opon 30 .31 Select Best Fitting Generate Custom implant in Library Patient Specific Implant32 dio34 Iptioa 33 s3 Prepare Implantation site 40 -Performn implantation 42 FIG. i
