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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 08, 2019
Applicants:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Inventor:
Hubert Götte, Feldkirchen, DE;
Assignees:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopedics AG, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data processing method, performed by a computer, for determining implant positions of two implant components relative to two bones, wherein each of the implant components is to be attached to one of the bones such that the implant components form a joint between the bones, and wherein an implant position is a relative position between the implant component and the corresponding bone, said method comprising the steps of: