Patient-specific humeral guide designs

1. A humeral cut guide member for a humeral head, comprising:

a bone-engagement member including a first patient-specific bone-engagement surface that is complementary and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position on a specific patient's humeral head;

a registration member connected to the bone-engagement member including a second patient-specific bone engagement surface that is sized and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position with the specific patient's bicipital groove; and

a cut guide plate connected to and extending away from the bone-engagement member such that, upon the bone-engagement member mating and nesting with the specific patient's humeral head, the cut guide plate is spaced apart from the humeral head,

wherein the cut guide plate defines an elongated slot having a platform extending from one side of the elongate slot to provide additional surface area beyond the elongate slot for a cutting tool to lie upon before entering the elongate slot and during cutting of the humeral head;

wherein the cut guide plate is connected to the bone-engagement member by a tube-shaped member extending outward from the registration member, and the cut guide plate includes a connection portion for receipt of the tube-shaped member such that a position of the cut guide plate relative to the specific patient's humeral head is selectively adjustable; and

wherein:

a first end of the registration member is connected to a first end of the bone-engagement member;

a second end of the registration member is connected to the tube-shaped member; and

wherein the registration member includes a protrusion extending from an exterior surface thereof at a juncture with the tube-shaped member so that the protrusion and a second end of the bone-engagement member are disposed on opposite sides of the specific patient's humeral head, the protrusion defining a contact surface for manipulation of the humeral cut guide member relative to the humeral head.

2. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 1 , wherein the bone-engagement member includes an elongated primary member extending in a first direction over the specific patient's humeral head, and the bone-engagement member includes a pair of secondary, members extending in second directions that are different from the elongated primary member.

3. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 1 , wherein the tube-shaped member includes a plurality of projections and the connection portion includes an aperture configured for mating with one of the plurality of projections, the cut guide plate being selectively adjustable by mating the aperture with a selected one of the plurality of projections.

4. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 1 , wherein the cut guide plate includes an upper member spaced apart from a lower member with the elongated slot therebetween, and a removable support bar that maintains a proper distance between the upper member and the lower member is located at an end of the cut guide plate opposite to the connection portion, the support bar being narrower than a depth of the elongated slot.

5. The humeral cut guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the bone-engagement member is configured to mate with a surface proximal to the lesser tuberosity.

6. A humeral cut guide member for a humeral head, comprising:

a bone-engagement member including a first patient-specific bone-engagement surface that is complementary and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position on a specific patient's humeral head, wherein the bone-engagement member includes an elongated primary member extending in a first direction over the specific patient's humeral head, and the bone-engagement member includes a pair of secondary members fixedly connected to the primary member and extending substantially orthogonally to the elongated primary member;

a registration member fixedly connected directly to the bone-engagement member including a second patient-specific bone engagement surface that is sized and made to substantially mate and nest in only one position with the specific patient's bicipital groove; and

a cut guide plate adjustably connected to the bone-engagement member and defining an elongated slot, wherein the cut guide plate is connected to the bone-engagement member by a tube-shaped member extending outward from the bone-engagement member, and the cut guide plate includes a connection portion for receipt of the tube-shaped member such that a position of the cut guide plate relative to the specific patient's humeral head is selectively adjustable along the tube-shaped member; wherein: a first end of the registration member is connected to a first end of the bone-engagement member; a second end of the registration member is connected to the tube-shaped member; and wherein the registration member includes a protrusion extending from an exterior surface thereof at a juncture with the tube-shaped member so that the protrusion and a second end of the bone-engagement member are disposed on opposite sides of the specific patient's humeral head, the protrusion defining a contact surface for manipulation of the humeral cut guide member relative to the humeral head.

7. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 6 , wherein the bone-engagement member includes a protrusion extending from an exterior surface thereof, the protrusion defining a concavely curved contact surface configured to mate with a finger-tip, the protrusion being for manipulation of the humeral cut guide member relative to the humeral head.

8. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 6 , wherein the cut guide plate includes a shelf that at least partially defines the elongated slot.

9. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 6 , wherein the elongated primary member defines a patient-specific pin guide aperture.

10. The humeral cut guide member according to claim 6 , wherein the tube-shaped member includes a plurality of projections and the connection portion includes an aperture configured for mating with one of the plurality of projections, the cut guide plate being selectively adjustable by mating the aperture with a selected one of the plurality of projections.