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A patent has been issued for a method and system for preparing bone for receiving an implant. The method involves developing a preoperative plan, designing a patient-specific guide, placing the guide on the bone, fixing pins into the bone to establish a reference plane, and removing bone according to the preoperative plan while referencing the reference plane. The system includes a patient-specific guide, a computer, and a cutting tool. The method and system aim to accurately prepare the bone for implantation while minimizing errors. This patent is relevant to the fields of surgery, orthopedic procedures, and bone research. [Extracted from the article] |