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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Pierre Couture, Montreal, CA;
Alain Richard, Lachine, CA;
Olivier Boisvert, Montreal, CA;
Emily Gogarty, Montreal, CA;
Louis-Philippe Amiot, Montreal, CA;
Sebastien Parratte, Marseilles, FR;
Di Li, LaSalle, CA;
Dugal James, Bendigo, AU;
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods may be used to perform robot-aided surgery. A system may include a robotic controller to monitor a position and orientation of an end effector coupled to an end of a robotic arm. The robotic controller may apply a force to a bone using the end effector, such as via a soft tissue balancing component. The robotic controller may determine soft tissue balance using information from a tracking system, such as a position of a first tracker affixed to the bone. The soft tissue balance may be output, such as to a display device.