Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) techniques in terms of accuracy, reliability,
the range of processable materials, and commercial availability have made them promising …

This application is a continuation-in-part of US applica tion Ser. No. 12/571,969, filed Oct. 1,
2009, which is a con tinuation-in-part of US application Ser. No. 12/389,901, filed Feb. 20 …

(57) ABSTRACT A patient-specific guiding system for guiding an instrument relative to a
portion of an anatomical feature of a patient. The patient-specific guiding system includes a …

This application is a continuation-in-part of US applica tion Ser. No. 12/714,023, filed Feb.
26, 2010, which is a continuation-in-part of US application Ser. No. 12/571,969. filed Oct. 1 …

This application is a continuation-in part of US applica tion Ser. No. 1 1/756,057, filed on
May 31, 2007, and pub lished as US Patent Publication No. 2007/0288030 on Dec. 13 …

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(57) ABSTRACT A patient-specific alignment guide for an orthopedic implant. The alignment
guide can include a body having first and second opposing Surfaces, the second Surface …

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An orthopedic apparatus including a patient-specific align ment guide attachable to a
Surface of a bone being prepared for receiving a prosthetic implant. The guide includes at …

An orthopedic device includes a first patient-specific element having a first patient-specific
Surface preoperatively config ured to mate and conform to a first anatomic portion of a …