US 11,806,028 B1
Surgical guides and processes for producing and using the same
Joel Bordayo, Durham, NC (US); Brian Garvey, Raleigh, NC (US); Dhwanit Shashi Vispute, Durham, NC (US); and Deepak Padmanabhan, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to RESTOR3D, INC., Durham, NC (US)
Filed by restor3d, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/148,796.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/413,189, filed on Oct. 4, 2022.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/17 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/17 (2013.01) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient-specific surgical guide comprising:
a 3D-printed body comprising:
a metallic material;
a front surface;
a conformal bone engaging surface opposite the front surface and contoured to a patient's anatomy, the conformal bone engaging surface comprising one or more gyroid structure regions; and
a plurality of openings extending through the 3D-printed body between the conformal bone engaging surface and the front surface, wherein:
at least one of the plurality of openings is sized to receive a surgical instrument for resecting a portion of the patient's anatomy; and
the one or more gyroid structure regions comprise: i) an average pore depth of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm; and ii) a minimum feature size of 0.1 mm to 2 mm.