Patent 9345551 was granted and assigned to Zimmer (automobile) on May, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for anatomical analysis and joint implant design. Embodiments provide users with the ability to anatomically analyze a single bone or a series of bones that exist in a database, evaluate surgical landmarks and axes, identify differences among specific characteristics of a given population, and modify existing implants or create new implant designs based on anatomical analyses.