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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9421021
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14221784

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Provided herein are patient-specific surgical guiding tools for positioning on a socket of a ball-and-socket joint, e.g. a glenoid cavity. The guiding tools comprise a central contact element fitting within the socket and one or more lateral contact elements fitting on the rim of the socket. The guiding tools allow accurate positioning of surgical tools such as alignment elements, according to a pre-operational planning. Methods for the manufacture and use of said guiding tools are also provided.

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MATERIALISE NVTECHNOLOGIELAAN 15 LEUVEN 3001

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Keppler, Louis Valley City, US 10 272

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